Financial Help for Chemotherapy Treatment
A cancer diagnosis is tough enough, but for some people the idea of chemotherapy treatment is harder to accept than the disease. Today, anti-nausea and other drugs make chemotherapy more tolerable, and patients vary in their reaction to the chemo drugs. Just as worrisome as chemo treatment is the ability to pay for it by the uninsured or underinsured. Find financial help for chemotherapy treatment through nonprofit organizations or pharmaceutical companies or ask your health care provider about assistance in your area.
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Cancer Care
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Cancer Care partners with organizations such as Linking A.R.M.S. and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation to help patients pay for cancer treatment, including chemotherapy. Patients with breast cancer may receive aid to pay for either oral or hormonal chemotherapy, as well as anti-nausea medication. Patients with other types of cancer may benefit from a Cancer Care program that helps pay for pain medication.
Genentech
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Genentech pharmaceutical company hosts Genentech Access Solutions to assist patients in need of their products, including chemotherapy drugs. The Avastin Patient Assistance Program allows eligible patients undergoing chemotherapy for colon or rectal cancer, non-small-cell lung cancer, renal carcinoma and metastatic breast cancer to receive up to one year's worth of Avastin at no charge. Patients must earn less than $100,000 per year and receive their medication from a single provider to qualify.
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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
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Those undergoing chemotherapy for blood-related cancers may receive help from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society through the organization's patient financial aid program. Patients must be U.S. residents demonstrating financial need. LLS also has a co-pay program assisting the financially needy who cannot afford their insurance co-payments, which could mean the difference between continuing chemotherapy or doing without it.
The National Children's Cancer Society
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The National Children's Cancer Society provides grants for patients diagnosed with pediatric cancer. Families demonstrating financial need may apply for monies to help pay for medical treatment their insurance companies do not cover, including chemotherapy-related expenses. Applicants must be diagnosed with cancer before the age of 18. Eligible children must be U.S. citizens or permanent legal residents prior to their diagnosis. Those families with more than $5,000 in liquid assets might have to "spend down" these funds in order to qualify for financial aid.
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