Financial Checkup Should Be Part of Health Screenings for Childhood Cancer Survivors
August 01, 2018
August 01, 2018
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 1 -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital issued the following news release:
Adult survivors of childhood cancer should be screened for financial problems that might cause them to delay or skip medical care or to suffer psychological distress. The recommendation from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital researchers followed an analysis that found 65 percent of survivors reported financial challenges related to their childhood cancer diagnoses.
Adult survivors of childhood cancer should be screened for financial problems that might cause them to delay or skip medical care or to suffer psychological distress. The recommendation from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital researchers followed an analysis that found 65 percent of survivors reported financial challenges related to their childhood cancer diagnoses.