Cancer imposes heavy economic burdens on both patients and their families. For many people, a portion of medical expenses is paid by their health insurance plan. For individuals who do not have health insurance or who need financial assistance to covcancernews.com...
Synthesis of the studies suggested five themes: household and medical costs are increased, financial resources are reduced, financial change and financial hardship vary, financial hardship has many consequences, various mitigation strategies are used.Conclusion Cancer patients and their families can ...
”Robin Yabroff, PhD,epidemiologist and senior scientific director of health services research at American Cancer Society, told Healio. “Most oral cancer drugs are considered specialty drugs, and co-insurance for specialty drugs can be as high as 30%. If cancer...
Not only does financial toxicity of cancer care affect the individual, it can also negatively impact their employer. As the providers of health insurance coverage fornearly half the country, employers and unions shoulder much of cancer's financial burden. Today,cancer is the leading health-care...
The Financial Advocacy Services Guidelines — the first of their kind — aim to aid financial advocates and provide resources to strengthen existing programs. “Over the past decade with the U.S. health care system in the throes of unprecedented changes...
A new study on the effects of cancer patients' financial burdens suggests that pharmacists can play a role in easing or preventing some of their stress. A new study on the effects of cancer patients’ financial burdens suggests that pharmacists can play a role in easing or preventing some of...
For their part, patients need improved cost-related health literacy so they are aware of potential costs and resources, and research should focus on how patients define high-value care. With a growing list of financial side effects induced by cancer treatment, the time has come to intervene on...
Conclusion Pediatric patients and families can experience substantial financial impacts, which may differ from experiences of adults with cancer. These findings suggest a need for careful screening and measurement, as well as family-centered interventions and policies to reduce long-term consequences.This...
Autogene cevumeran (BNT122/RO7198457)is an mRNA cancer vaccine candidate for individualized neoantigen-specific immunotherapy (“iNeST”) being developed in collaboration with Genentech, Inc. (“Genentech”), a member of the Roche Group (“Roche”). ...
An Expanded Digital Daily Database for Climatic Resources Applications in the Midwestern United States The primary source used in this project was the publication Climatological Data, which began in 1896. This database provides a substantial enhancement to ......