Patient Access Network Foundation uses the following criteria to
determine eligibility for assistance:
1. You have to be insured and your insurance has to cover the
medication for which you are seeking assistance.
2. The medication you take must fight the disease directly.
3. You have to be a US resident.
4. Your income must fall below 300% of the Federal Poverty
Level.
Click
here
for the Federal Poverty Guidelines
applications for new and renewal patients are accepted and
grants are immediately allocated.
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most serious of all cancers. It develops when malignant cells form in the tissues of the pancreas. Pancreatic cancer spreads rapidly and is seldom detected in its early stages.
The most common treatment for pancreatic cancer is surgery, which involves the removal of all or a portion of the pancreas. If the cancer has spread and cannot be removed, palliative surgery may be done to relieve symptoms. Chemotherapy and radiation are typically used as follow up treatments to surgery.
Private insurance and Medicare are the most common types of health coverage for patients with pancreatic cancer. Both can lead to access issues for many patients. As a result, low-to-moderate income beneficiaries are often unable to afford the out-of-pocket costs associated with their treatment.
