1 in 4 patients at gynecologic oncology clinic lack adequate cancer health literacy

A crisis is looming over community oncology practices if neither Congress nor CMS addresses parts of the Inflation Reduction (IRA) that could starve practices of revenue needed to deliver high-cost cancer drugs to patients.

Many individuals receiving therapy to treat their cancer faced insurance red tape and administrative inefficiencies, resulting in time toxicities, emotional and financial strain, as well as inequities in access to care, according to research entitled ‘The Insurance Maze: How Cancer Patients Get Lost in the Red Tape of Utilization Management’, which was published in the 2025 Red Tape Report by CancerCare.

Be sure to tell your cancer treatment team about any symptoms you are experiencing so they can determine if supportive or palliative care is appropriate. I

Blood plasma can harbor DNA changes that could flag cancer years before existing diagnostic tests, an early study hints.