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Rockville, MD—While research is delivering new therapies to fight cancer and policymakers are debating healthcare reform measures—a serious side effect of cancer continues to devastate patients and their families: financial toxicity. Worry over how patients will pay for their cancer treatment adds one more layer of stress and uncertainty at a time when their sole focus should be on getting well. …

ROCKVILLE, Md. – The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) announces the release of the ACCC 2016 Patient Assistance and Reimbursement Guide. The user-friendly guide is designed to help cancer program staff quickly identify resources for patients who are struggling with the financial burdens that may come as an unwanted side effect of cancer. According to ACCC’s 2015 survey of member cancer …

ROCKVILLE, Md. – The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) announces the release of the ACCC 2015 Patient Assistance and Reimbursement Guide. This easy-to-use guide is designed to help cancer program staff identify resources for patients who may be overwhelmed with the financial burdens of cancer care, particularly uninsured and underinsured patients. Increasingly, there is recognition of …