The expenses of cancer far extend what is covered by insurance, and the damage it can do can forever alter the life of a young adult with cancer.
BY Sarah DeBord
PUBLISHED April 06, 2019
Sarah DeBord was diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer at age 34. In the years since, she has turned her diagnosis into a calling, and become an advocate for other young adults diagnosed with colorectal cancer and parents with young families facing cancer. She works as a communications and program manager for the Minneapolis-based Colon Cancer Coalition , volunteers her time with the online patient-led support community COLONTOWN , and blogs about her often adventurous experiences of living with chronic cancer at ColonCancerChick.com.
One of the most damaging side effects of cancer is financial toxicity. Anyone who has faced cancer knows what it's like to open the mailbox and see the stack of bills endlessly roll in. But for many, especially younger adults, those bills can cause damage long after their cancer treatment has ended.
Though financial toxicity can be universal amongst patients with cancer, it hits young adult patients and caregivers differently, and can leave them swimming up (the financial) stream for years after treatment ends. Many will never be able to stop swimming as medical debt changes financial priorities and inhibits many trying to get established in life.
Though financial toxicity can be universal amongst patients with cancer, it hits young adult patients and caregivers differently, and can leave them swimming up (the financial) stream for years after treatment ends. Many will never be able to stop swimming as medical debt changes financial priorities and inhibits many trying to get established in life.
Here are ways financial toxicity can creep into a young adult cancer survivor's life: (Read More)
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