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Dealing with the financial toxicity of cancer treatment
February 24, 2021 Life After Diagnosis

The Financial Toxicity of Cancer: Proposed Solutions and Resources

Some of the ways that policy makers, medical providers and patients can reduce the financial toxicity of cancer treatment.

Reviewing "An American Sickness" by Elisabeth Rosenthal
March 22, 2018 Book Reviews

Making Healthcare More Affordable: Review of “An American Sickness” by Elisabeth Rosenthal

In ‘An American Sickness’, Elisabeth Rosenthal explains why our healthcare costs are out of control and offers practical steps we can take as individuals as well as a blueprint for reforms.

Step therapy delaying a cancer patient's access to needed medicine
April 27, 2017 Access to Care

What is “Step Therapy” and Why Should We Care?

How is the practice of “step therapy” affecting patients?

A new year and improving health care
January 7, 2017 Access to Care

A New Year: Where Do We Go From Here?

Let’s keep moving forward in 2017 and address health care access issues, including out-of-pocket costs, that are priorities for most Americans.

Reviewing top stories about progress against cancer in 2015
January 4, 2016 Progress Against Cancer

10 Things We Learned About Progress Against Cancer in 2015

Taking a look back at major stories about developments in cancer research and breast cancer in 2015.

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2014
December 22, 2014 Research Updates

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2014: Where Is Research Headed?

The 2014 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium featured new approaches, including immune system therapies, that could eventually have a big impact on the way breast cancer is treated.

Breast Cancer "Awareness": What is the Message in 2014?
September 30, 2014 Progress Against Cancer

Breast Cancer “Awareness”: What is the Message?

Breast cancer screening has become widespread, but misperceptions about the disease are also common. True awareness, the kind that will lead to action to save lives, needs to start with facts like these.

Portrait of an unhappy person sitting on a bench at sunset
June 10, 2014 Access to Care

Why Do New Cancer Drugs Cost So Much?

The newer cancer medications are often extremely highly priced, and covering the costs of care is an increasing problem for cancer patients.

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