Mesothelioma Treatment is Expensive

Mesothelioma is a highly aggressive cancer, resistant to most current cancer treatments. Because mesothelioma is a relatively rare cancer, the medical community often has difficulty diagnosing the disease and determining the best treatment. Patients are often referred to specialists for diagnosis and a treatment plan.

Treatment costs often include physician fees, hospital stays, tests, chemotherapy treatments, radiation therapy and medications. The cost for just one chemotherapy treatment alone can run $6,000 while the patient often has 4-6 cycles of chemotherapy. If non-traditional treatment methods are selected, such as photodynamic or gene therapy, costs can run even higher.

Mesothelioma treatment costs may be covered by the patient's health insurance, Medicare or Medicaid. However, many patients may not be eligible for Medicaid or Medicare, or they may not have sufficient health insurance. The medical costs can leave mesothelioma victims deep in debt. Special treatments and clinical trials may also not be covered. Belluck and Fox can help mesothelioma patients cover the costs of medical treatment by filing a lawsuit on their behalf. All of a patient's medical bills can be recovered in a mesothelioma lawsuit.