Cash worries big issue for cancer patients
Cancer patients and their families are 20 times more likely to ask for help about financial issues than death and dying, figures suggest.
Four out of 10 callers to Macmillan Cancer Support’s helpline in 2011 asked for help on financial issues, including accessing benefits, compared to just under two per cent who sought information and support on death and dying.
Overall, calls to the helpline on any topic rose by around 30 per cent to over 122,000 in 2011 compared to 2010.
The charity says financial difficulties will get worse with Government welfare changes meaning around 7,000 cancer patients will lose up to £94 a week each.