Many organizations help patients pay for cancer treatment, medication, and other expenses. Fred Hutch Cancer Center offers financial assistance to patients based on family need. Low-income patients ...

Tiffany Meng, PharmD, an oncology pharmacist, UCSF Health, discusses how pharmacists help mitigate financial toxicity for patients with breast cancer. Pharmacists can collaborate with payers and ...

High out-of-pocket costs significantly affect cancer patients' healthcare access, medication adherence, and quality of life, even for Medicare recipients. The survey found 31% of patients would ...

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A Stage 3 breast cancer patient explains the financial toll of treatment, even with insurance, and why many families turn to ...

MEDINA, Ohio – For the 13th year in a row, the Medina Lady Bees volleyball team is going to battle it out on the court to help those who are battling cancer during the Ace for Grace volleyball game ...

Study researchers aimed to examine associations between financial hardship and self-reported pain among cancer patients initiating systemic treatment between April 2020 and August 2023.

Patients with cancer enrolled in a novel digital support registry requested an average of $5921 per patient in financial assistance, with housing needs comprising 59% of the total $1.32 million ...

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Breast cancer treatment costs thousands of dollars and often overwhelms patients with emotions when they receive their diagnosis.

Young cancer patients can land in medical debt from lost wages, missed promotions, and steep costs. The first year of treatment can cost $45,000.

Financial toxicity, or the financial burden patients experience because of medical costs, can lead to negative patient effects including lower quality of life, compromised clinical care, and worse ...