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WEB RESOURCES
Many organizations offer support to
cancer patients and caregivers:
·
American Cancer Society
AFLAC,
American Family Life
Insurance Company of Columbus
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CancerCare
·
Esophageal Cancer Education
Foundation
·
Lance Armstrong Foundation
·
Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society
·
National
Brain Tumor Foundation
·
National Coalition
for Cancer Survivorship
·
Gilda’s Club
·
We Can
Pediatric Brain Tumor Network
The
Wellness Community
PUBLICATIONS
Reuters:
Medical bills underlie
60 percent of U.S. bankruptcies.
June, 2009.
The Washington
Post:
Sick and Broke.
2006.
ABC NEWS:
Cancer Care Costs
Squeeze Millions of Americans.
2009.
Jointly
authored by the Kaiser Family Foundation and
the American Cancer Society's report
"Spending To Survive:
Cancer Patients Confront Holes in the Health
Insurance System". 2009.
American
Cancer Society.
Cancer Facts & Figures
2008.
Reuters:
Cancer survivors often
forgo care due to cost.
2009.
The Los Angeles
Times:
Cancer patients facing
costly treatment can benefit from frank
talks with doctors.
February, 2009.
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COST OF CANCER
