Cancer can affect your financial well-being. If you have any concerns about the cost of your medications, call the social worker at the Cape Breton Cancer Centre at 902-567-8551, QEII's Medication Resource Specialist at 902-473-8241 or your Cancer Patient Navigator at 1-866-524-1234.
If you have other financial concerns, please ask your nurse or doctor to refer you to a social worker or cancer patient navigator. They can connect you to government services and community organizations that provide financial support.
- Take-Home Drug Cancer Fund
- Drug Assistance for Cancer Patients (external site)
- Seniors’ Pharmacare (external site)
- Family Pharmacare (external site)
- Canada Benefit Finder
- The Financial Support Resources website can help you find sources of support. Please note this website was developed for breast cancer patients but the information is applicable to any cancer patient.
- The Boarding Transportation and Ostomy Program (BTO) 1-800-563-8880
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Patient Education Resources
Financial Matters
For some people, being sick has a big impact on their finances. Knowing your options and understanding how they work can help. This pamphlet explains what Short Term Illness (STI) and Long Term Disability (LTD) are, whether you can get help from Employment Insurance (EI), and more.
Medicine Coverage
This pamphlet explains what support is available if you don't have an insurance plan, how to find out if your insurance plan or Nova Scotia Pharmacare plan will cover your medications, what you can do if your medications are not covered, and whether the Canadian Cancer Society helps with drug costs.
Medication Coverage - Your Insurance Plan
This pamphlet gives information about medication coverage.
The Take-Home Cancer Drug Fund
The Take Home Cancer Drug Fund is provided by the Nova Scotia Health Cancer Care Program to help patients who have very high costs for their take home cancer drugs. This guide details how the fund works including what drugs are covered, who qualifies, and how you can benefit.
Accommodations near QEII and Cape Breton Cancer Centres
If you are a resident of Nova Scotia, are receiving outpatient treatment at the QEII Cancer Care Program and live more than 50 kms one way from the hospital, accommodations will be provided for you and a support person. This pamphlet lists locations that are part of the Accommodations Program.
Getting to Treatment
This pamphlet explains where you can get help if you are going to have trouble getting to treatment, what to do if you need accessible transportation, and other helpful resources.
Parking for Patients - QEII Cancer Care Program (Halifax)
This pamphlet gives information about parking for patients of the Cancer Care Program at the Victoria General (VG) site of the QEII in Halifax.
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