Under the 2022 spending plan, a total of P529.2 million has been allocated for the cancer assistance fund. READ:
In filing House Bill 5686, the House leader recognized that cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the Philippines, and noted that fighting the dreaded disease can be draining for the Filipino families’ finances, especially for indigents and underprivileged.
The chemotherapy for cancer patients may cost about P100,000 per session. The cost of treatment by radiation, or even examination by MRI or magnetic resonance imaging, “is burdensome even to middle-income patients, and often beyond the reach of the poor,” she added. “This is why cancer has gained a reputation as the disease for the rich. The painful truth is that it can afflict anybody, regardless of economic status,” she added.
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