Confronting a cancer diagnosis is hard enough, but medical complications may follow. Radiation can cause future cancers, according to medical research. Chemotherapy depletes your energy, impairs your immune system and can cause long-term heart and lung damage. However, the struggles of a cancer patient are not limited to the medical realm. Having cancer can radically disrupt a person’s life.
If you are an American male, the chances of you getting some form of cancer in your lifetime is about 50/50. If you are an American woman, the chances are about one in three, according to the American Cancer Society. Americans of a lower socioeconomic status are more likely to contract and die from the disease. According to the American Cancer Society, cancer is the leading killer of Americans under the age of 85. If treatment goes well, you have a gold plated insurance plan, a loving family, some money in the bank and an understanding employer, you will probably do OK.
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