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Paid Leave Improves Patients' Ability to Complete Treatment

December 25th 2017

By Brielle Benyon

Not all employees with cancer get paid leave, but those who did saw better health and financial outcomes.

The 'Golden Key' to Financial Assistance

December 21st 2017

By Debu Tripathy, M.D.

FINANCIAL TOXICITY IS AN increasingly used term that describes the multiple negative consequences of medical care costs on the patient, whether it be for cancer or another serious illness.

Expanding Expanded Access

December 18th 2017

By Dellann Elliott Mydland

An easier application process could make experimental drugs more accessible to patients in need — outside the realm of clinical trials.

Help Doesn't Cost a Thing

December 6th 2017

By Don Vaughan

Organizations offer free services and goods for patients with cancer.

From War to an Even Bigger Battle

December 3rd 2017

By Mark Cantrell

During his career doing humanitarian work in the Middle East and central Asia, Len Rodgers has been no stranger to adversity. In 1967, he and his family were evacuated from Lebanon during the Six-Day War. “I’ve seen just about every Middle East war since,” Rodgers says. But in 2003, he faced his biggest battle yet.