Paying for medical tests
As you think about taking part in a clinical trial, will face the problem of how to cover your care costs. Patient care costs and research costs: There are two types of costs associated with a clinical trial.
Patient care costs of cancer treatment, these costs are related to or are in a trial or received standard therapy. These costs are often covered by health insurance. These include:
- Doctor visits
- Remains hospitalized
- Treatment Standard cancer
- cancer treatment to alleviate the symptoms or side effects from treatment or
- Lab tests
- X-rays and other imaging tests
Research costs are related to participating in the trial. Often these costs are not covered by health insurance, but they can be covered by the sponsor of the trial. Examples include:
- Study Drug
- Demonstrate full performance test lab for research purposes
- Additional performance for X-ray and imaging tests alone trial
When you participate in a trial, extra doctor visits may be that you will not be with the standard treatment. Caution your doctor during their visits watches for safety in side effects and studies. You can add additional trips to transport costs for transportation and child care.
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