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NewsCancer costs double over 18-year span, remain in-line with other health cost increases, study finds
As the number of older Americans has increased over the past 18 years, so too have the number of cancer cases; so much so, in fact, that annual cancer costs have nearly doubled in that time span, Read more...
Report: Cancer patients struggle to pay for care
A new report concludes that cancer patients may face significant challenges in paying for life-saving treatment, even if they have commercial health insurance. The report, from the Kaiser Family Read more...
Cancer patients face tough tradeoffs in meeting medical costs
As painful as it is for clinicians to hear, recent studies have documented that the cost of potential medical care affects what treatment cancer patients actually receive. In fact, an analysis from Read more...
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