source: American Society of Clinical Oncology

year: 2014

After you are diagnosed with cancer, it’s important to think about the different costs that could add up during treatment and recovery. This can be difficult, since you are already focusing on your health and learning about your diagnosis. However, knowing what costs to expect will help you budget for them and find any support or financial assistance you may need.

Whether you have private health insurance, government insurance such as Medicare or Medicaid or no insurance, you are encouraged to talk openly with your health care team soon after diagnosis about the costs of your care. Even patients with health insurance can be left with costs that add up quickly, and there are different resources to help patients manage this financial impact. Some costs may be more obvious to you than others. These are sometimes called the medical costs. For example, you may think about the price of a certain medication and how much you will have to pay for it based on your insurance coverage.

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