Many people dread going into the doctor's office for a Pap smear or HPV test, but that's no longer the only cervical cancer screening option. Now, we have the Teal Wand, the first and only at-home ...

In the privately insured, average monthly out-of-pocket costs for new cancer patients increased by nearly $600 in the 6 months after a diagnosis compared with those without a cancer diagnosis.

In Louisiana, a cancer diagnosis is not only a medical emergency — it is a financial one. Families are blindsided by a crisis for which no one is prepared. Most people do not have a “cancer savings ...

Insurers often require cancer patients to “fail” on a less expensive treatment before gaining approval for the medicine their doctor originally prescribed. The result is delayed care. Cancer is ...