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Insurance Status Connects Racial Disparities in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Detection
January 26th 2020Racial and ethnic disparities have long been a part of the early detection of breast cancer in women, but a new study finds that these disparities are also connected by a patient’s insurance coverage.
Half of Patients With Breast Cancer Say Transportation Costs Are a Challenge to Treatment
October 29th 2019Forty-eight percent of those surveyed by The Pink Fund said the cost of transportation was a barrier to receiving treatment and 60% missed an appointment or were late to one because of transportation issues.
Working Toward Best Practices in Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment in Every Part of Canada
September 11th 2019"We hope that this array of articles leaves you feeling informed about changes to your health-care system and some key supportive strategies that can improve your quality of life during treatment."
The PAN Foundation Opens New Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia Patient Assistance Fund
April 2nd 2019The PAN Foundation today opened a new patient assistance program for people living with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, a rare type of blood cancer that originates in the lymphatic system and is characterized by an excess of abnormal white blood cells and proteins called immunoglobulins.