Researchers surveyed 46 young adult cancer survivors in the Feb. 16 study to share their perspectives and experiences with medical crowdfunding.
“Asking for help is difficult. It’s even harder for a young adult who just got diagnosed with a serious illness,” stated Lauren Ghazal, PhD, the paper’s principal author. “This is not something a young adult cancer patient does lightly. And it’s not something that necessarily should be expected — that they immediately have to disclose their whole history on a social media site to pay their bills.”
The authors describe the feelings reported by respondents as the “crowdfunding compromise” — tensions between the feelings of disclosing a personal situation, the stigma of asking for help and the relief of receiving funds.
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