A cancer diagnosis can take a tremendous toll—physically, emotionally and financially. Cancer is one of the most expensive medical conditions to treat in the United States, and the need for patient assistance has only increased during the pandemic. As a financial counselor at Willamette Valley Cancer Institute and Research Center in Eugene, Krysten Cautrell helps patients who …

In these trying times, we’re already discovering that the businesses most likely to come out on the other side are the ones with the ability to adapt. We saw some early, publicized examples of this: restaurants turning into community pantries and bodegas, whiskey distilleries switching over to producing hand sanitizer.  Even during a crisis such as …

The successful completion of active treatment is an important milestone for anyone who has lived with cancer. However, being cancer-free does not always bring the peace of mind patients might expect.  Along with the physical remnants of treatment, cancer survivors often continue to grapple with anxiety and depression. In some cases, these feelings may even …

The Defense Innovation Unit is bringing together the best of commercially available artificial intelligence technology and the Defense Department’s vast cache of archived medical data to teach computers how to identify cancers and other medical irregularities. The result will be new tools medical professionals can use to more accurately and more quickly identify medical issues …

The rising cost of cancer care is placing a large burden on patients and their families, some of whom lack access to quality health insurance and struggle to keep up with out-of-pocket costs. As a result, cancer care costs have become a critical component of patient-provider discussions. A panel of oncology leaders discussed cancer care …

“This study has highlighted the potential benefit of supportive resources to help women with (metastatic breast cancer) guard against potentially severe cancer-related financial losses for themselves and others within their households,” the authors wrote.  Metastatic breast cancer creates a high economic burden, especially among women aged 45years to 64 years, through lost productivity, according to …

Children from all racial and economic groups diagnosed with cancer  should be granted equal access to care in specialized cancer centers where they can receive quality care from multidisciplinary teams. It all began a month before Maria’s first birthday. She started experiencing seizures and weakness on the left side of her body. Maria could no …

Wayne State researchers awarded $744,000 grant to help patients ask the right questions about financial costs of cancer treatmentFewer than half of patients have meaningful discussion of treatment costsResearchers believe clearer understanding of costs can improve outcomes and reduce stress Can patients be coached to ask the right questions to doctors about treatment costs when …

Caring for loved ones who are sick and can’t take care of themselves can be tough. It’s now more difficult because of isolation and economic hardships caused by the pandemic. Jennifer Mackinday said her life changed in an instant. In 2005, her brother James suffered severe injuries while serving in Iraq with the U.S. Army—including …

A single targeted dose of radiotherapy could be as effective at treating breast cancer as a full course, a long-term study suggests. Researchers said people who received the shorter treatment were also less likely to die of other cancers and heart disease in the following five years.  But cancer specialists have raised concerns about the …