"Business Insider has spent a year reporting on the true cost of a cancer diagnosis for young Americans. Cancer cases are rising for people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, derailing finances and future plans at a pivotal stage of life. Dozens of patients have told us they're navigating relationships, fertility decisions, early parenthood, and career growth alongside treatment. They're paying medical bills and for all the unexpected costs along the way."
"I missed out on bonding with my son after he was born. There was a moment recently that I remember looking at him and bursting out in tears, like, 'You're my baby, You're mine,'" Gabi, now 37, said. "Cancer meant that certain things didn't quite register, and life was happening around me. I was sitting down in a cinema watching myself. Now I'm pressing the pause button and looking at each scene."
Gabi, 37, experienced cancer during her 30s while navigating pregnancy, treatment, recovery, early motherhood, marriage, and work. Cancer disrupted bonding with her newborn and made daily family moments feel fragile and urgent. Cancer diagnoses among people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s are increasing and often derail finances, careers, fertility decisions, relationships, and parenting plans. Young patients confront medical bills and unexpected costs while managing treatment and life transitions. Caregivers and loved ones also shoulder emotional and practical burdens. The combined economic and personal consequences force reassessment of future plans at crucial life stages.
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