by Dana Hutson | Uncategorized
What is financial toxicity? Financial toxicity or financial distress, as it is sometimes referred to, is a result of the financial burden of out-of pocket expenses incurred for medical care that is not covered by your health insurance. Examples of these costs include:...
by Dana Hutson | Uncategorized
Nobody wants to think about the possibility of receiving a cancer diagnosis. Such a diagnosis strikes fear, shock, and a sense of helplessness in the hearts and minds of everyone affected. In 2016 there were over 1 million new cancer diagnoses. Fortunately, due to...
by Dana Hutson | Uncategorized
This September we highlight some of the scientific advances that have lead to new treatments for many of the cancers listed below: Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month National Ovarian Cancer...
by Dana Hutson | Uncategorized
Palliative Care does not equal hospice. The objective of both is to provide pain and symptom relief, however, there are important differences. Hospice care is provided without curative intent. Either there are no longer curative options available or the decision has...
by Dana Hutson | Uncategorized
Scientists have been searching for the most effective ways to treat cancer for centuries. Two big milestones in the way cancer is treated occurred in the early 1900s with the development of radiation therapy, and the second in the 1940s with the introduction of...
