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There Shouldn’t Be a First Class and Economy Class When It Comes to Life-Saving Cancer Treatments

June 24th 2022

By Debbie Legault

I can’t imagine my daughter not getting important cancer treatments because we could not afford it or because insurance denied it. Unfortunately, that is the situation for many patients.

Desperate Measures Have Led Patients With Cancer to Turn to Crowdfunding to Raise Money for Necessary Care

June 21st 2022

By Mark Cantrell

Many patients with cancer who have limited financial resources or high insurance co-pays have started to use crowdfunding campaigns to pay for the daunting bills associated with their treatment and subsequent care.

Record-High Gas Prices ‘Pinching’ the Pockets of Many Patients Traveling Long Distances for Cancer Treatment

March 15th 2022

By Brielle Benyon

As the average price of regular-grade gas in the United States speeds past $4.30 a gallon, many patients with cancer may be wondering how they can afford to get to and from cancer treatments. Luckily, there’s assistance to make travel less expensive.

Socioeconomic Gaps Can Lead to Poorer Outcomes in Multiple Myeloma

March 9th 2022

By Katherine Malmo

Although multiple myeloma survival rates have improved over the past 20 years, the survival gap among socioeconomic groups has widened.

Prior Authorizations for Oral Cancer Drugs May Delay Time Patients Receive Therapy

November 1st 2021

By Darlene Dobkowski, MA

When patients with cancer are faced with receiving a prior authorization from their insurance provider for oral anticancer drugs, it is important that they advocate for themselves, according to an expert.

Cancer’s Hefty Price Tag

October 28th 2021

By Debbie Legault

“The financial burden is another gift that cancer keeps on giving,” writes the mother and caregiver of a young woman with breast cancer.

Facing Financial Toxicity in Cancer Care

October 20th 2021

By Antonia DePace

Talking with a doctor about costly cancer treatments and being frank with health care teams can ease financial distress for patients with cancer.

Educated Patients Are The ‘Key To The Success’ Of Their Cancer Therapy

August 11th 2021

By Colleen Moretti

“More and more (patients and physicians) need to work together in partnership throughout the cancer journey in order to optimize and make the journey the best possible that we can for every single patient,” says an expert from the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Financial Burden of Pediatric Cancer Can Cause ‘Trauma’ and Other Long-Term Effects in Survivors

August 3rd 2021

By Colleen Moretti

Experts urge parents to continue to have conversations with their children about the financial hardships that may occur because of a pediatric cancer diagnosis.

Special Delivery: The Difficulties of Cost and Transportation of Cancer Medications

July 14th 2021

By Marissa Holzer

A woman with metastatic cancer explains how she found a copay assistance program and specialty pharmacy to help manage the cost of pricey medications, though not without a few bumps in the road.