Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog

As chemo prices rise, doctors get first guidelines on discussing affordability.You’ve just been diagnosed with cancer, and the doctor is discussing treatment options. Should the cost be a deciding factor?Chemotherapy costs are rising so dramatically that later this year, oncologists will get their first guidelines on how to have a straight talk with patients about the affordability of treatment choices, a topic too often sidestepped.“These are awkward discussions,” says Dr. Allen Lichter of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, which is writing the guidelines. “At least we can bring this out in the open.”

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