Supporting Our Patients Throughout their Cancer Journey
Medicine can cure but compassion heals. At NCCS, we understand that caring for cancer patients goes beyond their medical treatments. Cancer patients are faced with tremendous emotional and financial burden as they live and cope with this devastating disease.
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Financial Assistance For Needy Patients
A cancer diagnosis can exert immense psychological and financial strain on both patients and caregivers. At NCCS, we see close to 65% of the public sector cancer patients in Singapore and a majority of them are referred for financial aid. Patients and caregivers are often confronted with financial burdens of cancer treatment due to reasons such as loss of income, high costs of treatment and incurring expenses for other needs that arise from the management of the condition. Anecdotally, some patients and caregivers live on borrowed money from friends and relatives while others cut back on their spending on household daily necessities.
In FY 2018, about 3638 patients applied and were eligible for financial aid. This is a threefold increase from the 1200 patients seeking financial support some years before. Of these patients, about 45% have a per capita income (PCI) of less than $560.
Philanthropic support from donors have made it possible for us to provide additional assistance and reach out a helping hand to patients who need it the most. Our very needy patients receive help mostly in three area of needs comprising transport fees (especially those who are on active treatment), emergency relief and mobility aid.
Patient Support Programmes
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