Cancer treatment
Cancer treatment has a measurable spillover effect on a whole family.
Cancer Support Community
“Hundreds of thousands of Americans living with cancer struggle to get the treatment they need because of financial obstacles. One in eight cancer patients in the US will reject treatment due to cost. And even if people .. do receive treatment, it often strikes them with financial burdens they cannot easily get rid of, as cancer patients are three times more likely to file for bankruptcy than those without cancer.”
National Cancer Institute
“ Between 33 percent and 80 percent of cancer survivors exhaust their savings to finance medical expenses. Up to 34 percent borrow money from friends or family to pay for care. Bankruptcy rates among cancer survivors are 260 percent higher than among similar households without cancer.”.
