Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training A national cancer awareness research and training infrastructure intended to address and reduce cancer health disparities by conducting community-based participatory education, training, and research by, for, and with the Asian … [Read more...] about Asian Americans
Financial Assistance
Tips from Cancer Survivors
Cancer Exacts a Significant Financial Burden 5 Ways to Avoid Cancer Metastasizing to Your Wallet by Dena Stern The Cost of Cancer by Suleika Jaouad One must inquire about financial assistance in most medical facilities. This info is not standard information given to patients (examples: … [Read more...] about Tips from Cancer Survivors
Legal Resources
Cancer Legal Resource Center CLRC is a program of the Disability Rights Legal Center (DRLC), a 501C-3 non-profit, public interest advocacy organization that champions the civil rights of people with disabilities as well as those affected by cancer and other serious illness. DRLC’s Cancer Legal … [Read more...] about Legal Resources
General Living Expenses
Federal and State Programs There are a number of federal and state programs that provide financial benefits to individuals and families. These benefits, known as entitlements, are primarily set up for low-income households, the elderly, and the disabled. Each entitlement has eligibility … [Read more...] about General Living Expenses
Types of Cancer
Bladder Cancer Brain Cancer Breast Cancer Colon and Colorectal Cancer Head, Neck and Oral Cancer Kidney Cancer Leukemia and Lymphoma Lung Cancer Melanoma Mesothelioma Multiple Myeloma Ovarian Cancer Pancreatic Cancer Prostate Cancer Sarcoma Testicular … [Read more...] about Types of Cancer
Pricing a Year of Life
By Susan Gubar A radio producer investigating cancer costs once asked me, “What is another year of your life worth?” During my flummoxed silence, she informed me that experts mention the figure $50,000. Can patients like me — older people with recurrent disease — estimate the expense of a future … [Read more...] about Pricing a Year of Life
The Cost of Cancer by Suleika Jaouad
When I blow out my birthday candles next month, I’ll celebrate being alive. But my 25th birthday will also mark a one-year countdown to the date when I will no longer have health insurance. Like many, many other young adults who don’t have insurance through an employer, I rely on the insurance … [Read more...] about The Cost of Cancer by Suleika Jaouad
Medical Bills, Insurance and Uncertainty by Suleika Jaouad
Like a lot of other young people, I never thought about health insurance until I got sick. I was 22, and my adult life was just beginning. But less than a year after walking across the stage at my college graduation, I received an unexpected diagnosis — acute myeloid leukemia — and with it came a … [Read more...] about Medical Bills, Insurance and Uncertainty by Suleika Jaouad