Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jul 2017
Financial stress impacting cancer survivors
21 July 2017 - Half of all Australian cancer patients experience financial stress and money problems often impacts their treatment decisions, new analysis has found.
With concerns patients are comprising their care because they can't afford treatment, the findings of the Cancer Council report have prompted calls for greater transparency from surgeons, oncologists and other health care providers about costs.
'Out-of-pocket costs in addition to other factors are leading to what has been described as financial toxicity in people with cancer,' said Professor Sanchia Aranda, Cancer Council Australia CEO.
