As we draw closer to the Fall season, the back to school scramble is upon us. For children, adolescents, or young adults dealing with a cancer diagnosis, school is just another area that can pose challenges. This time of year is a great opportunity to...
After a cancer diagnosis, children, adolescents, and young adults are likely to experience medical and non-medical complications in school. Therefore, parents and teachers should be aware of the educational issues related to cancer in order to meet their needs. High-risk Cancers and Treatments There are some cancers...
If someone asked you “if you could get your chemotherapy treatment anywhere you can imagine, where would it be?” What would you say? Underwater? In outer space? These questions were the inspiration for the Infusionarium at the Hyundai Cancer Institute at Children’s Hospital (CHOC) in...
Giving Tuesday is a global day that is dedicated to giving back. Today, December 1, 2015, the Giving Tuesday campaign wants charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world to come together for one common purpose, and that is to celebrate generosity and...
Today we share some expert advice from financial planner Kristi Sullivan about understanding your credit scores and how you might be able to improve your credit if you have dealt with financial challenges. *** So, what is a FICO score? The Fair Isaac Corporation is a software...
We are absolutely delighted to have the opportunity to share with you that Brenda Elsagher, a member of Triage Cancer's Speakers Bureau has just released another book! Your Glasses Are on Top of Your Head, takes a look at aging from many different perspectives. The stories...
It’s a day filled with relief for the cancer community, as the U.S. Supreme Court has decided to uphold the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (ACA) one more time and protect the financial assistance that millions of people receive across the country to help...
King v. Burwell A few weeks ago, we talked about the pending Supreme Court decision that may take away financial assistance from millions of people who bought health insurance plans from the Marketplace. Now we have additional information about the potential impact of such a decision:...
Have you signed up for health care? It’s not too late! The deadline for open enrollment for health insurance through the State Health Insurance Marketplaces is this Monday, March 31st. If you have been uninsured during 2014 so far, if you sign up before March 31st,...
The Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (ACA) is celebrating its fourth birthday today! Over the last four years, the ACA has made a number of changes to our health care system that have had an impact on the cancer community. One of those changes was the...