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Survey: Cancer Patients Increasingly Face COVID-19 Health Impact
TACOMA—June 1, 2020— Cancer patients and survivors are finding it increasingly challenging to get necessary health care as the COVID-19 pandemic persists. Many are experiencing financial stress and mental health issues as they try to navigate the difficult health and economic environment. An American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) ...
Survey: COVID-19 Affecting Patients’ Access to Cancer Care
TACOMA, Wash.—Cancer patients and those who’ve recently completed treatment are finding it challenging to get necessary health care amid the COVID-19 pandemic and many are experiencing financial stress trying to afford care in an increasingly difficult economic ... COVID-19 will have on their ability to get care, a concern that is especially prevalent among patients in active treatment (40%). Access to health care is more important than ever, and patient groups are working together to ask Congress and the administration to act on policy changes ...