Treating cancer is ruinously expensive, and the cost of treatment is causing many patients to give it up altogether. Those are the conclusions of a study undertaken by Dr. Lee Schwartzberg, an oncologist and medical director of the West Clinic in Memphis and reported this week on emaxhealth.com.
The prohibitive cost of treating the second-leading cause of U.S. deaths is a problem not only for those without health insurance:
The prohibitive cost of treating the second-leading cause of U.S. deaths is a problem not only for those without health insurance:
Here is the big shocker: even the insured were not protected against financial ruin and bankruptcy. Co-payments for some of the more expensive oral cancer medications can reach upwards of $500 a month, not to mention the cost of transportation, doctor visit co-payments and lost wages.
... A diagnosis of cancer increases a person's risk of personal bankruptcy, sometimes an 8% rise in cases of lung cancer, according to a study conducted by Dr. Scott Ramsey ...
This is so true. You find yourself in a position that you may owe more than you could ever possibly pay in your lifetime. How can you put a price tag on a loved one's life? Not only is the disease horrifying, so is the stress that you are under trying to figure out how you will pay...