i would like to find out if the canadian gov. allows cancer as a social security benifit?
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You would have to read up on it, here is a website\nhttp://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/
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Depends on the type of cancer and how far along the treatments are.  The best bet is to contact a local life agent and give them all the information. Don't try to hide anything because it could result in a denial of payout down the road.  A local agent can talk with their underwriter to determine if they can write the policy and at what health class.
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I know some about SSI. But you can go to http://www.ssa.gov
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wait in line for medical operations or go outside of country and pay your on operation expense.national heath care programs do not work.just ask canadians,Brits,they will tell you the truth liberals,and media will not allow bad press about national heath care programs it goes against there plans for you.
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No. It is an auto-immune disese. In this disease body's defence mechanism gets deranged and attacks the self. It mainly and initially affects the joints. Later on it may involve the heart, kidney, spleen etc. This disease does not lead to cancer.
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there was a girl in canada that had to come to america because social medicine couldnt help her I will try to find it.\n\na six-year-old Montreal girl with a rare form of leukemia who can be cured only in a Wisconsin hospital at a cost of $350,000 -- a real case? Paradoxically for a socialized health system, the family had to appeal to public charity, a more and more common occurrence. In the first two months, the family received more than $100,000, including a single anonymous donation of $40,000. \nSource(s):\nReport of the Enquiry Commission on Health and Social Services, Government of Quebec
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The Canadian Health System is based upon the same system that exists in Britan or Sweden. Only the US does not have this type of system
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Try checking out http://nci.nih.gov/, or perhaps contact the American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org
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I haven't heard of any... are you or any of your family members students/staff/faculty at the University of Guelph? If so, you can use student health services there.\n\nGood luck with your search :)
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http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cancer-prevention/CA00024
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Please call your local social worker - your oncologist's office should have a referral of name and number. They can help by providing cost free "respite care" for family members.
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i wish there was.you have no idea on how i wish this was true.  my dad whom i  love very dearly told me that he has prostrate cancer back in September. he told me that he was going to the "mayo" clinic. an extremely prestigious hospital for this treatment. with an above average sucesss rate. so i was very content with that. but as my mom and dad  go to Melbourne Florida every year to there winter retreat. he still hadn't gone to the mayo before they left. i questioned my dad why and he stated that he is going to seek full treatment in Florida with a doctor he knows and trust. well its late November and he hasn't gone for treatment of any kind. Ive called on a daily bases and spoken to him about it and questioned what he is doing to resolve the issue. his response is " i haven't got the time to take care of it yet" i questioned of "yet" to him. he explains of how he has to do this and that(things of no meaning). he is a vein man i know. and that is his issue. he is 75 years of age. Ive always known that your parents will die. but Ive never felt it like i feel it now.but the kicker is , i finally got to speak to my mom without him there. he doesnt have prostrate cancer. he has lung cancer. he quit smoking at the age of 33. but he worked his entire life as a journeymen electrictian. who knows what he was exposed to over all those years. so in answer to your question, i really wish there was. id read it to eternity. the bible as you so hiddenly speak doesn't tell you how to deal with this. if it does and you really see that it applies. then e-mail me about how i should read scriptrure...chapter... verse.... does it really apply? ask this of yourself before you offer advise.
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Hospitals offer everyone emergency care whether they can pay or not.  Medicaid is a government-run health insurance program that helps low income folks with their care.\n\nIt's still a problem though.  I have a friend with leukemia, and she doesn't have health insurance and she earns too much money to qualify for government assistance, but not enough to pay for her treatment.  The American Cancer Society is paying for her treatment, but not her prescriptions.  It's far from a perfect system.\n\nI have another friend in Canada, where health care is socialized.  She had a worrisome spot on her skin and also a lump under her skin.  Her doctor was concerned and referred her to a specialist.  She had to wait 6 months before she could get an appointment.  It turns out it wasn't cancer, but if it was, that wait could have killed her.  That system is very far from perfect too.\n\nAs far as bankruptcy, there's not a whole lot of shame in it anymore, and if it was for medical reasons, it won't hurt your chances for a loan as much as you may think.  Bankruptcy only stays on your financial records for 7 years, so it won't haunt you for your whole life.\n\nBut your general premise that being poor is not as advantageous as being wealthy is right.  It's true in many ways including in health care.
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If you want to know what is being done about cancer the link below will tell you what you should know.
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I happen to know MANY Canadians there Killabrew...and they happen to LOVE their Health Care. Sorry to rain on your assumption. Nobody dies waiting for a procedure. In Canada,there is an emphasis on Preventive Health Care. Unlike the good ol USA, where...if you can't afford it or have no insurance, it is likely a person will wait until his condition is dire, before he seeks care.\nWhat big business in this country should realize, is that the more healthy the consumer is....the more productive they are, the longer and more apt they are to continue being consumers. Healthy people live longer, are more productive....and BUY MORE!!!! \nWouldn't it behoove Corporate America to happily and graciously contribute to a National Health Care System??\nI like what mlptmiller (above) is saying. His comments about the Mass. plan and the Lasix example are right on the $$$. If we can get the Big corps to ALL chip in a little... maybe even offer up a little (another) tax credit for their generosity....EVERYONE in the country can be taken care of.
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Lol..I'm doing Famous Canadians for a history fair\n\nThese are from my notes:\n\n\n\nquote: "I'm not a dreamer, and I'm not saying this will initiate any kind of defenitive answer or cure to cancer, but i believe in miracles. I have to."\n\n-born in Winnipeg (1959)\n-raised in Port Coquitlam, B.C\n\n-was an active teenager, participated in many sports\n\n-18 when diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma (bone cancer)\n-forced to have his right leg amputated 15cm above knee in 1977\n\n-during his hospital stay, he was overwhelmed with the pain the other cancer patients were going through, so he decided to run across Canada!..To raise money for cancer research. \n\n-his journey was named Marathon of Hope\n\n-started run in St.John, Newfoundland, April 2nd 1980\n\n-ran 42 km (26 miles) per day through Atlantic Provinces, Quebec and Ontario\n\n-Sept. 1st, 143 days and 5373 km (3339 miles) he was forced to stop running cause cancer appeared in his lungs\n\n-$360 million worldwide has been raised for cancer research\nthrough Terry's name so far\n\n-died June 28th, 1981, at age 22
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This is a repeated question but I will put my answer down anyway cause you may really need help.\n\nPlease visit your Member of Parliament for help. He/she will try to arrange for financial assistance. You can use Medisave, to pay for your operation fees which should be subsidized. Since cancer may need additional treatments like radiation and chemotherapy, maybe you like to stress these out to your MP or just ask the hospital for help. Your MP can also write to HDB to try to reduce your rents. There are always many schemes around, you just have to ask the right people.