Cancer survivors fight more than one battle.
Cancer patients are 71% more likely than other patients to have bills in collections, experience tax liens and mortgage foreclosures, and face other financial setbacks - this Financial Toxicity is detrimental to their health and livelihood.
The Atrium Foundation is on a mission to beat cancer financial toxicity, by paying housing, medical, living, and health wellness expenses for Cancer Patients and Caregivers who are in financial crisis due to their diagnosis.
Supporting Cancer Fighters Through Financial Hardship
“Cancer care has both direct and indirect costs, and it all takes a human toll,” Wesevich said. “Sometimes the health effects are heartbreakingly obvious, like when we see a patient’s cancer relapse after they had to pause or skimp on treatment due to cost or insurance issues. In other cases, the impact on someone’s psychological state and health-related quality of life manifests in their inability to pay for healthy groceries, safe living conditions, or medications that would alleviate chronic pain or other conditions.” - Austin Wesevich, MD, MPH, MS, Research exposes far-reaching toll of financial hardship on patients with cancer
Financial Toxicity
Cancer is one of the most expensive medical conditions to treat, often causing people to choose between life-saving treatment or paying bills.
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