Breast
What is financial toxicity and how does it affect breast cancer patients?
The stress and anxiety that comes with a breast cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming. This is why, in an ideal world, breast cancer patients would only have to focus on their health during this difficult period. Unfortunately, financial problems often arise due to the high costs of treatment, as well as interruptions in work and […]
Financial Impact of Breast Cancer (Told by 3 Survivors)
Above 330,000 women breast cancer is diagnosed annually. Only in my family did my grandmother, great-aunt and mother fight this terrible disease. And while advances in treatment and early detection have done a tremendous job of increasing breast cancer survival, the financial burden does not simply end once treatment is over. Even women in remission, […]