By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Jul 12, 2023

Oncology Pharmacists Help Cancer Patients Navigate Treatment

If you are a cancer patient receiving chemotherapy, do you know everyone on your care team? You probably know your medical oncologist well, and the nurse(s) in the infusion center. Perhaps you’re on a first name basis with the reception desk personnel and the technician who draws your blood. You…more.

By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Jun 14, 2023

No One Left Alone Addresses Cancer Health Disparities at the Local Level

As the president of the Community Oncology Alliance (COA) in 2021, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kashyap Patel, MD, was troubled by the significant health care disparities faced by racial and ethnic minorities. He started to investigate how where someone lives – down to their individual zip code…more.

By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  May 3, 2023

Don’t Let a Tank of Gas Stand in the Way of Needed Medical Treatment

The diagnosis can be frightening enough. Hearing you or your child has cancer, a rare disease or other chronic health condition can send the heart sinking and the mind spinning. Is the condition treatable? What do treatments entail? How will your quality of life be impacted? Then comes the financial…more.

By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Apr 19, 2023

CancerCare: Barriers to Proper Nutrition are Both Financial and Physical

As part of our series on Food and Transportation Disparities, Real World Health Care reached out to Leeann Medina-Martinez, LCSW, CancerCare’s Disparities Program coordinator. CancerCare is the leading national organization providing free, professional support services and information to help people manage the emotional, practical and financial challenges of cancer. We…more.

By Patricia Falconer, Strategic Advisor, Atlas Health  |  Feb 8, 2023

Financial Toxicity Across the Cancer Care Continuum

Financial toxicity describes the problems cancer patients experience related to the cost of treatment. Medical financial hardship is increasingly common with many cancer patients due to the difficulty of paying medical bills, high level of financial distress and need to delay or forgo care altogether because of cost. The economic…more.

By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Jan 25, 2023

Social Determinants of Health Create Barriers to Care

Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the non-medical factors that influence health outcomes. They are the conditions in the environment where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks. SDOH contribute to wide health disparities…more.

By Krista Zodet, President/CEO, HealthWell Foundation  |  Jan 11, 2023

Breaking Down Barriers to Care Throughout the Patient Journey

As President and Chief Executive Officer of the HealthWell Foundation, I am acutely aware of the significant cost barriers that keep patients from accessing life-changing, and oftentimes lifesaving, medications. Decades of scientific breakthroughs have created a world in which many patients with chronic illnesses have real hope for relief of…more.

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