They’re in remission, but their medical bills aren’t: Cancer survivors navigate soaring costs
By Renuka Rayasam Nearly four years after doctors declared Marielle Santos McLeod free of colon cancer, she has yet to feel liberated from the burden of medical expenses. McLeod, who lives near Charleston, S.C., is still paying off chemotherapy bills that followed her 2017 diagnosis. She also now faces an onslaught of out-of-pocket costs for follow-up…
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