- Telephone Assistance
- Paying for Cancer Medicines
- Help with Supportive Medicines and Testing
- Out-of-Pocket Expenses
- If you can’t work
Financial Resources
When you learn that you or a loved one has cancer, the last thing you should have to worry about is how to pay for treatment. Ideally, all of your energy should go into getting better — not worrying about mounting bills and confusion or disputes with insurance companies.
But cancer is an expensive illness and it doesn’t take long before medical expenses demand attention. Dealing with expenses and frequently a simultaneous substantial reduction in family income can be overwhelming. But the good news is that you don’t have to do it alone. There are organizations, websites and agencies that can help people who are fighting cancer find ways to foot the bills, navigate the maze of insurance paperwork, and find the help they need. Help ranges from advice, referrals and even actual financial assistance – including free drugs, help with co-pays, and funds for related expenses such as transportation and childcare.
Sometimes cancer treatment makes it difficult to continue working. If that happens to you, there are options.
Finally, don’t hesitate to discuss treatment costs with your doctors. While this may be an uncomfortable thing to do, your doctors and their office staff can help in many ways.
Last Update: April 3, 2008
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