Help Finding Resources During Cancer Treatment
Question
If my cancer center doesn't have a social worker, who can help me with financial concerns, insurance problems, co-pay assistance?
Answer
Christina Bach, Oncology Social Worker at Penn Medicine responds:
You can access assistance with coping with financial concerns, insurance problems and co-pay assistance from a variety of resources---here is a list of my go to resources:
- The American Cancer Society or 800-ACS-2345 (general cancer information, financial assistance and supportive services)
- Cancer Care (financial assistance, co-pay assistance, support and education)
- Cancer Legal Resource Center (legal assistance, insurance education, workplace issues)
- Cancer and Careers (work place and disability education)
- PanCan Pancreatic Cancer specific support, education and resources
- Cancer Support Community Cancer Support and Education
These resources can be a great jumping off point for getting the support and education you need.
This question and answer was part of the OncoLink Brown Bag Chat Series. View the entire transcript from the Focus on Pancreatic Cancer Webchat.
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