Data from a recent study demonstrates that patients with breast cancer — especially those who are younger, privately insured, of non-White race and lower-income — are more likely to file for bankruptcy than those without cancer. Non-White race and age below 64 years were associated with a higher risk of filing for bankruptcy after a …
Pandemic measures are costing the UK £500million every day in lost output The NHS waiting list has soared to a record high of nearly 4.6million Pubs and restaurants are losing an estimated £1.7billion a week The appalling cost of a year of draconian Covid restrictions and lockdowns is laid bare today. On the eve of …
People with head and neck cancer who are worried about the cost of treatment are about twice as likely to die as people who are not. Financial stress is associated with worse treatment outcomes in people with head and neck cancer, report researchers at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, in a study published in …
Young patients with cancer preparing to undergo treatment that may impair reproductive function should receive prompt counseling on fertility preservation options and referral to specialists, according to Douglas B. Fair, MD, MS. “Future family building is extremely important to our patients,” Fair, director of the sarcoma and musculoskeletal tumor program at Primary Children’s Hospital and medical …
A WOMAN from Worcester who had to shield during the pandemic while she received chemotherapy has thanked the charity that supported her. Linda Phyall works in the GP surgery and was diagnosed with a form of blood cancer in 2017. During the coronavirus pandemic, she had to shield and go on leave as she still …
KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — The perception that only smokers are predisposed to lung cancer is a misconception as non-smokers can also get lung cancer, medical experts said. Lung Cancer Network Malaysia (LCNM) president and consultant cardiothoracic surgeon Dr Anand Sachithanandan said that the most obvious misconception is that most people think lung cancer is …
Turkish-German scientist and entrepreneur envisions use of techniques developed for COVID-19 fight in successful cancer treatment Sahin says a new vaccine version would be more easily transportable and more effective against new COVID-19 variants DUBAI: The man who invented the first vaccine against the deadly coronavirus is prioritizing a cure for cancer as his post-pandemic target. …
Worries about out-of-pocket costs of treatment they are receiving — so-called “financial toxicity” — may harm outcomes for patients with cancer, new research suggests. The study found that patients with head and neck cancer who were worried about their finances had approximately double the risk of dying when compared to patients without such worries. The findings were published in Oral …
Kerry Baldry, from Chester, needs treatment for liver cancer after her eye tumour spread but the pandemic has seen treatment put on hold A woman whose potential treatment for a rare cancer was stopped due to the pandemic is in a race against time to raise money for life-saving care. Kerry Williams previously had surgery …
Britney Francis has been on the edge since last December, when her world turned upside down after she was informed that her three-year-old daughter has Stage-Four neuroblastoma, a rare type of childhood cancer. The devastated 21-year-old mother of two is now seeking the public’s help to raise funds to secure treatment overseas for her daughter, …