General Treatment Issues
Lowering the Cost of Cancer Treatment
In 2006, cancer care accounted for an estimated $104.1 billion in medical care spending in the United States and that number will continue to increase in the upcoming years. The National Cancer Institute found that if incidence (which means the number of new cases), survival, and treatment costs stay the same, cancer costs in 2020 will show a 27% increase from 2010 solely based on the growing and aging population in the U.S. This article helps to explain some of the reasons why cancer treatment costs are so high and what can be done to help minimize these costs. | more
Want to get free house cleaning?
Are you a woman on chemotherapy? Are you too tired and sick-feeling to dust, mop, and do laundry? You need Cleaning for a Reason Foundation! This charity provides free housecleaning services once a month for four months to women undergoing chemotherapy. | more
Cancer Researchers with Industry Ties Report “Rosier” Results
Cancer studies are more likely to have positive results when the researchers have ties to the company that makes the product being studied. | more
