The continuous smash of inflation and recession has not only impacted entrepreneurs but has also affected the pockets of cancer patients. It has been reported that a large number of cancer patients are heavily relying over aids and donation of the Charity to get cancer treated.
It is a shocking revelation as many cancer charities are already facing financial hardship. It has been unveiled that Macmillan Cancer Support has paid ?2,548,563 to as many as 12,669 cancer patients in 2011.
Five years back, the same Charity used to provide about ?1.4 million to 7,369 patients. The figures clearly highlights that the portion of percentages of patients seeking Charity's aid has almost doubled in past five years.
Following the pressure of the Charity, it is now seeking aid from the government. The government is being urged to immediately deal with the rising cases of fuel poverty. The term fuel poverty is applied to describe those households which have to spend about 10% of their total household income on fuel so that their regular needs could be met with.
Macmillan's Campaign Manager Laura Keely was reported as saying, "To feel too scared to put the heating on because of soaring energy bills is an unacceptable reality for thousands of vulnerable cancer patients who feel the cold more and spend long periods of time at home".
It has been pointed out that after being diagnosed with cancer the ability of a person to earn diminishes almost by 45%. The Macmillan Cancer Support was established 100 years back. Since then it has been providing coal to cancer patients so that they could keep their homes warm.
But it is shocking to know that even after 100 years of advancement much has not been done by the government to support the cancer patients.
Source: http://topnews.us/content/245338-cancer-patients-burdensome-hiking-fuel-prices
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