This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. female breast cancer patients and survivors that utilized select methods to pay for their medical treatment as of 2017. According to the survey, 47 percent of respondents took money out of their retirement accounts to pay for their breast cancer treatments.
Percentage of U.S. female breast cancer survivors and patients that paid for their breast cancer treatment using select methods as of 2017
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Took money out of their retirement accounts
47%
Reduced spending on essentials like food and clothing
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Pink Cross. (September 13, 2017). Percentage of U.S. female breast cancer survivors and patients that paid for their breast cancer treatment using select methods as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/781717/ways-breast-cancer-survivors-and-patients-paid-for-their-treatment-us/
Pink Cross. "Percentage of U.S. female breast cancer survivors and patients that paid for their breast cancer treatment using select methods as of 2017." Chart. September 13, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/781717/ways-breast-cancer-survivors-and-patients-paid-for-their-treatment-us/
Pink Cross. (2017). Percentage of U.S. female breast cancer survivors and patients that paid for their breast cancer treatment using select methods as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/781717/ways-breast-cancer-survivors-and-patients-paid-for-their-treatment-us/
Pink Cross. "Percentage of U.S. Female Breast Cancer Survivors and Patients That Paid for Their Breast Cancer Treatment Using Select Methods as of 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/781717/ways-breast-cancer-survivors-and-patients-paid-for-their-treatment-us/
Pink Cross, Percentage of U.S. female breast cancer survivors and patients that paid for their breast cancer treatment using select methods as of 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/781717/ways-breast-cancer-survivors-and-patients-paid-for-their-treatment-us/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. female breast cancer survivors and patients that paid for their breast cancer treatment using select methods as of 2017 [Graph], Pink Cross, September 13, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/781717/ways-breast-cancer-survivors-and-patients-paid-for-their-treatment-us/
