Financial Issues
A Guide for Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs
February 24th 2020This article outlines three areas where LGBTQ patients and their caregivers may face challenges and how the Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs (CCCP) can address these needs. Written by Dr. Amari Pearson- Fields, the former Comprehensive Cancer Program Director for Washington DC.
Insurance Status Connects Racial Disparities in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Detection
January 26th 2020Racial and ethnic disparities have long been a part of the early detection of breast cancer in women, but a new study finds that these disparities are also connected by a patient’s insurance coverage.
Half of Patients With Breast Cancer Say Transportation Costs Are a Challenge to Treatment
October 29th 2019Forty-eight percent of those surveyed by The Pink Fund said the cost of transportation was a barrier to receiving treatment and 60% missed an appointment or were late to one because of transportation issues.
Working Toward Best Practices in Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment in Every Part of Canada
September 11th 2019"We hope that this array of articles leaves you feeling informed about changes to your health-care system and some key supportive strategies that can improve your quality of life during treatment."