CancerCare In The News
“Marketplace” Highlights Financial Burden Imposed by New Cancer Drugs
American Public Radio’s popular “Marketplace” Health Desk featured CancerCare in a report by Helen Palmer on Tuesday, September 12, 2006. The segment, “Living Longer with Cancer Carries a Price,” focused on the high costs of the new targeted therapies for cancer and featured CancerCare employee Cindy Bass, who was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1997. It also included an interview with our director of patient assistance programs, Jane Levy.
- Visit the Marketplace home page to listen to the clip. A transcript is also available on that page.
CancerCare Can Help
There has been a lot of recent media coverage on the soaring costs of cancer drugs, especially targeted therapies. CancerCare recognizes that financial assistance for managing costs related to treatment is a pressing need for people with cancer.
We offer a variety of resources to help you locate information and support on money matters related to cancer.
- Read our article, “Tips for Finding Financial Assistance.”
- Download the Inform® Fact Sheets on this topic:
CancerCare provides limited financial assistance grants to help offset the costs of getting to and from the hospital for medical treatments, paying for child care and home care, and other necessities.
Our professional oncology social workers are also available to help you understand the information and navigate the system.
Contact us at 1-800-813-HOPE (4673) or info@cancercare.org to learn more about how we can help.
