A grandmother has said she feels “overwhelmed” after more than £50,000 was raised to allow her to undergo pioneering cancer treatment. Carol Player’s sons Adam and Alex have led a fundraising drive for private care after her NHS clinical trial was halted due to the pandemic. The 57-year-old, who learnt her eye cancer had spread …
For many people, October signals a distinct shift: It means the beginning of pumpkin spice season, sweater weather, and planning for the holidays. It also marks the return of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, with pink-themed events and decorations making an appearance almost as striking as the crimson and auburn fall foliage. This season provides an …
Dubai, Oct 2 (IANS): A group of expats in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have created a total of 517 pairs of knitted and crocheted prostheses for breast cancer survivors in India, a media report said. According to a Gulf News report published on Thursday, the items are distributed free of cost to survivors who have …
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women in the U.S. It’s also the most costly cancer to treat. Now, Jefferson researchers have shown that although the use of an effective and less expensive treatment is on the rise, some patients, specifically Black women and those without private insurance are offered the …
Aggressive pricing strategies target the U.S. market, according to reports from Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. Enormous drug company profits are the primary driver of soaring prescription drug prices in America, according to a damning investigation that Democrats on the House Oversight Committee began releasing Wednesday. The first two reports in the investigation focus on Celgene …
The effects of cancer treatment on a patient’s body are easy to see, whether it is a lack of hair on their head, sores on their skin or a look of fatigue on their face. And while there has been a lot of discussion around these impacts, a new study looks at just how much …
Los Angeles, CA, October 07, 2020 –(PR.com)– There are some 18.1 million cancer survivors in the United States, according to a report shared today by the American Association for Critical Illness Insurance (AACII). This marks a 30 percent increase from the number in 2010. “This year nearly two million American men and women will hear …
The financial cost of breast cancer can be staggering, even for those who have good health insurance. The most common form of cancer except for skin cancer, breast cancer will kill an estimated 42,170 women in the United States this year and an estimated 279,100 will be diagnosed, according to the American Cancer Society. About …
Quick quiz: Which insurance coverage is among the fastest-growing workplace benefits? If you said critical illness insurance, give yourself a gold star. According to LIMRA, critical illness sales were up 14% last year — double the already healthy 7% jump in overall workplace benefits sales, which rose to nearly $7.7 billion in new premium in …
Back in early spring, Khristan Yates worked as a quality assurance analyst at a marketing company and loved her job. “I had one of the best jobs of my career,” recalls Yates, 31, a resident of Chicago. Yates, who’s a mother of two children, had moved into a bigger apartment just before the pandemic hit …