Modern medical costs fall beyond most peoples' ability to pay and cause severe adverse effects that impact patients and families. It is time to team up with all stakeholders to provide solutions to systemic issues that thwart oncology's true goal to help patients survive their care and their cancer. Patients need realistic approaches that include (1) access to affordable treatments, (2) accountability and oversight toward patient costs and results in research, and (3) cost-effective drug supply once commercialized. Physicians play a critical role helping patients develop a plan that fits each person's medical, financial, and life situation.

现代医疗费用超出了大多数人的支付能力，并造成了严重的不利影响患者和家庭的不利影响。现在是时候与所有利益相关者合作，为系统性问题提供解决方案，这些问题阻碍了肿瘤学帮助患者生存和治疗癌症的真正目标。患者需要切合实际的方法，包括（1）获得负担得起的治疗方法；（2）对患者的费用和研究结果进行问责和监督；（3）商品化后经济有效地供应药物。医师在帮助患者制定适合每个人的医疗，财务和生活状况的计划方面发挥着至关重要的作用。