Where to Find Financial Support

Studies have found that about one in three cancer patients reports having difficulties paying their medical bills. In this issue, we provide links to organizations and programs that may be able to help you manage bills related to your cancer or its treatments.

Education
Services & Support
Companies that Work with Trial Sponsors to Help Patients

Click on the links below to learn about companies that help trial participants with finances and travel. Consider asking if these services are available for a trial that you are interested in.

Additional Resources

Chemo, Second Opinions & Disability Insurance

There’s many ways to hear from the experts. In this OncLive video, you can hear Joyce O’Shaughnessy, MD, talk about chemotherapy options for patients with metastatic breast cancer.

On Living Beyond Breast Cancer, you can read this Ask the Expert Q&A wtih William Gradishar, MD on how to get a second opinion.

And in this webinar from SHARE, you can learn about options for disability insurance from Caroline L. Bersak, from the Family Center’s Legal Wellness Institute.