By: Anuja Vaidya From: mhealthintelligence.com While a remote monitoring application offering tailored text messages did not improve adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) adherence among women with early-stage breast cancer, it did reduce high-cost healthcare encounters without affecting quality of life, according to new research. AET can help reduce the risk of cancer recurrence among women with early-stage, hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. …
How to save on your prescription medication
By Caitlin Mims From: bankrate.com Many people rely on medication to maintain their quality of life, and in some cases, keep them alive. But some un- and underinsured Americans have to choose between taking these necessary medications and being able to afford other expenses. In fact, 8 percent of adult Americans in 2015 didn’t take medicine as prescribed because they …
‘HIV-style campaign’ to cut cancer drug prices
By: Markus MacGill From: medicalnewstoday.com More than 100 leading cancer experts in the US have written a joint commentary that states cancer drug prices are unsustainable, issuing an action plan for the problem, including starting a movement like the one that improved access to HIV drugs. For each extra year of life given by cancer drugs, the financial cost for …