Many people, surviving cancer missed some kind of care, due to costs, new study finds.
Enlarge istockphoto.comEven simple doctor visits may be too costly for some survivors of cancer.
istockphoto.com even simple doctor visits may be too costly for some survivors of cancer. Surveyed thousands of patients showed that 18 per cent of survivors of cancer were forgoing care, ranging from dental and mental health care in filling prescriptions.
Scientists estimate until 2 million U.S. cancer survivors skipped needed care within three years of study.
"A large number is surprising, because we know that cancer survivors are extremely vigilant about their health and is probably not something they forgo lightly," Kathryn Weaver, clinical psychologist at Wake Forest University Health Sciences, who led the research, says Shots in the United States has approximately 12 million cancer suvivors
Testing Weaver's found that older than 65 survivors were less likely to skip care.Probably helped cover Medicare. simply Results were published online by the journal cancer treatment.
More likely that forgo care than white were Hispanics and blacks.
For researchers looked at how cancer diagnosis for subsequent care, are cervical cancer survivors were more likely to skip care.People who survived breast and prostate cancer are at least likely to do so.
"Cancer survivors and their physicists need to adjust the financial considerations to their talk about health care," says Weaver.Doctors ' may be can provide referrals to help pay for the costs of care or suggest less expensive forms of treatment. "
Weaver said that many patients with cancer face significant financial challenges after their treatment.Some are able to return to her old job, full-time jobs to replace the part time job or undertake tasks to less health benefits.
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