Patient Financial Assistance Program

Applying for any governmental financial assistance can take up to six months, and some of those funding options only last a few months.

Meanwhile the bills pile up and some families are forced to declare bankruptcy, all on top of one member’s failing health. The costs that go along with the disease can sometimes be so overwhelming that a patient will decide not to have life-saving therapy like a transplant and instead opt to save travel costs by choosing a lesser treatment.

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Because of the PFAP program, Albertan with identified financial needs can focus on healing rather than making ends meet when faced with a cancer diagnosis.

Because of the financial aid I received, I was able to go through treatment without having to worry about money. I could focus on healing, and getting better for my sons.

- Stella Hernandez

Cancer can have a huge strain on finances

Long-term disability insurance typically only makes up 60 per cent of a paycheque. Applying for any governmental financial assistance can take up to six months, and some of those funding options only last a few months. Meanwhile the bills pile up and some families are forced to declare bankruptcy, all on top of one member’s failing health. The costs that go along with the disease can sometimes be so overwhelming that a patient will decide not to have life-saving therapy like a transplant and instead opt to save travel costs by choosing a lesser treatment.

Because of investments in the Alberta Cancer Foundation’s Patient Financial Assistance Program, hundreds of Albertan families are able to focus on healing rather than making ends meet when faced with a cancer diagnosis.

Find out more about Patient Financial Assistance

Contact Patient Resource

Tom Baker Cancer Center

Patient Resource Office
Telephone: +1 403-355-3207

Cross Cancer Institute

Psychosocial & Spiritual Resources
Telephone: +1 780-391-7664

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Reports

“Because of the financial aid I received, I was able to go through treatment without having to worry about money. I could focus on healing, and getting better for my sons.”

View 2014 Report PDF