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The Rising Cost of Cancer Care Burdens Patients
The article follows Patti Tyree and other patients facing skyrocketing cancer bills despite insurance. It highlights high prices for chemotherapy, bone marrow boosting drugs, and new high tech treatments like proton therapy. Costs strain families and insurers, fueling medical bankruptcies even as survival improves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyree
Roanoke
United States
American Society of Clinical Oncology
U.S
National Cancer Institute
Bruce Roth
Washington University
St. Louis
Roth