TOLEDO CLINIC FOUNDATION

TOLEDO CLINIC FOUNDATION The Toledo Clinic Foundation creates hope by alleviating non-medical financial burdens barriers to cancer care . Learn more about Shelley Jackson’s Legacy Gift to the Toledo Clinic Foundation. The Max Perry story is not uncommon. Hard-working and financially solvent—until he got cancer. As he battled cancer, he lost his job and his home. The Toledo Clinic Foundation exists to help people like Max pay their non-medical bills.... Ask for HelpComplete a simple form to request assistance. Assistance is available for non-medical expenses to any Toledo Clinic Cancer patient currently in treatment at a Toledo Clinic facility. Donate to Help Patients100% of donations are tax-deductible and go directly ‘to patient care, with no administrative expenses Cancer’s Toxic Side Effect42% of cancer patients deplete their life saving during treatment3% of them file for bankruptcy55% of those living with cancer accrue more than $10,000 in debt1/4 of people diagnosed with cancer put off treatment because of the cost67% of the cost of cancer treatment is non-medical Financial Stress Can be DeadlyFighting financial disaster can add stress to a patient’s battle against the disease. Not only are cancer patients 2½ times as likely to declare bankruptcy as healthy people, but those patients who go bankrupt are 80 percent more likely to die from the disease than other cancer patients. And a survey conducted by the Cancer Support Community, a national nonprofit network, revealed that almost half of the 7,000 patients they polled were riddled with anxiety because of financial concerns, while about a third drained savings or tapped retirement accounts to pay for care.