Science and medicine have made wonderful advances in the treatment of cancer.

   According to the American Cancer Society: Early diagnosis and treatment have saved countless lives over the past decade alone. In fact, the 5-year survival rate for localized breast cancer has increased from 72% in the 1940s to 97% today. Over the past 20 years, the survival rate for all stages combined of prostate cancer has increased from 67% to 89%. Screening - accessible cancers (breast, colon, rectum, cervix, prostate, testis, tongue, mouth and skin) account for approximately half of all new cancer cases. The 5-year relative survival rate for these cancers is about 80%. If all Americans participated in regular cancer screenings, this rate could increase to more than 95%. But while survival rates and expectations grow … so do the costs of new and advanced treatments. Over $37 billion is spent each year to treat cancer.

Will I need help with?…

• Travel to specialty treatment centers
• Food
• Lodging
• Phone
• Household help
• Car payments
• Mortgage or rent payments
• Utility bills
• Groceries
• Loss of earning power
• Spouse leaving work to care for me
• Experimental treatment
• Cancer screening
• Private duty nursing
• Special diets
• Special clothes and prostheses (wigs, hairpieces and breast prostheses, for example)
• Child care

Consider these facts …

• An estimated 1,900,000 new cancer cases will be diagnosed this year
• One of every three Americans will have cancer in their lifetime
• Cancer strikes one in two males & one in three females
• It is estimated that over 8 million Americans have a history of cancer
• Frequency of cancer increases with advancing age
• Anyone can get cancer

Our associates are ready to assist.

With Kindest Regards,
Bob Puckett