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Society gives humans an advantage over cancer with lodging and transportation programs to ease burden of disease
The American Cancer Society today launched a video series highlighting the unmet access to care needs of thousands associated with cancer treatment. The videos showcase the Society's Hope Lodge, which provides cancer patients and their caregivers with a free place to stay when care is far from home, and Road to Recovery, a no-cost service providing transportation by volunteers to and from treatment for those who do not have a ride or are unable to drive themselves.
"Transportation and lodging challenges are a significant barrier to cancer treatment and greatly overlooked," said Raul Duany, senior vice president of corporate communications for the American Cancer Society. "The Society is an important source of support to thousands of cancer patients, easing some of the burdens associated with treatment, and ensuring access to life-saving care."
The impact of cancer on families can be devastating, bringing enormous financial, travel and logistical challenges. One cancer patient requiring radiation therapy may need 20 to 30 trips to treatment in six weeks. A patient receiving chemotherapy may report for treatment weekly for up to a year. And many cancer patients must travel to metropolitan areas for treatment, sometimes requiring extended stays far away from home. Hotel and transportation costs can bring a financial burden that forces patients to forgo treatment.
Last year alone, the Society's Road to Recovery volunteers provided more than 341,000 rides to cancer treatment or medical appointments. During the same year through the more than 30 Hope Lodge facilities across the country and a ...