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NATIONAL AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS COME FORWARD for Cancer Patients, Says Report from Institute of Medicine
To ensure that cancer patients receive the best quality of care possible, health care providers must include services and treatment for the emotional and social effects of cancer, says a groundbreaking new report from the National Academies' Institute of Medicine (IOM).
Depression, anxiety, strains on relationships, loss of motivation or ability to keep up on the job, and financial burdens are among the psychosocial problems cancer patients often experience. These problems, which typically are not dealt with during oncology treatment, can increase patients' suffering and compromise their ability to follow through on treatment.
A large group of advocacy and service organizations that offer resources to cancer patients to help with the costs associated with their treatments help mitigate the financial obstacles to receiving the best care possible "One of the barriers to quality patient care is a lack of knowledge about what resources already exist," helping cancer patients cover the cost of their health insurance co-payments for treatments,housing,legal and food assistance amoung many others.
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