Back to Your ability to access treatments, be it financially, geographically or through availability is a big factor in your brain cancer journey. Access looks a bit different depending on whether a treatment is in a clinical trial phase, if it has had FDA approval for brain cancer or if it is FDA approved, but for a different cancer.
If you are considering a therapy that is not yet approved by the FDA for brain cancer, your treating team will be able to provide you with the knowledge and tools to access medication on ‘compassionate access’ grounds, including whether going down this path is right for you.
For more information about therapies that are FDA approved, visit our treatment section here.
Your ability to access treatments, be it financially, geographically or through availability is a big factor in your brain cancer journey. Access looks a bit different depending on whether a treatment is in a clinical trial phase, if it has had FDA approval for brain cancer or if it is FDA approved, but for a different cancer.
If you are considering a therapy that is not yet approved by the FDA for brain cancer, your treating team will be able to provide you with the knowledge and tools to access medication on ‘compassionate access’ grounds, including whether going down this path is right for you.
For more information about therapies that are FDA approved, visit our treatment section here.
Cost of Treatments and Care
A brain cancer diagnosis can often put patients at a high risk of financial distress. Read about the safety provisions in place and the key financial decisions that need to be made throughout your treatment journey here.
Donating Tissue and Data
Tissue collection and subsequent model development are essential to driving discoveries in the laboratory. Without these important resources, we cannot hope to improve survival in these aggressive diseases.
Early Access to Palliative Care
Palliative care is sometimes thought to be just for end-of-life, but this is not the case. One of the main focuses of palliative care is to relieve symptoms and distress, and this has an added effect of improving your ability to handle treatment, which can sometimes mean a better treatment outcome. Read more about early access to care here.
Cost of Treatments and Care
A brain cancer diagnosis can often put patients at a high risk of financial distress. Read about the safety provisions in place and the key financial decisions that need to be made throughout your treatment journey here.
Donating Tissue and Data
Tissue collection and subsequent model development are essential to driving discoveries in the laboratory. Without these important resources, we cannot hope to improve survival in these aggressive diseases.
Early Access to Palliative Care
Palliative care is sometimes thought to be just for end-of-life, but this is not the case. One of the main focuses of palliative care is to relieve symptoms and distress, and this has an added effect of improving your ability to handle treatment, which can sometimes mean a better treatment outcome. Read more about early access to care here.
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