I support the prevention campaign against the most sinful disease: cancer launched by Carmen Mihalca, Antreprenoare.ro https://www.antreprenoare.ro/
According to a 2018 study, in Romania, breast cancer occupied the first position in 2018 with a share of new cases of 25.1% (9,629 new cases), far behind colon cancer (11.9%; 4,576 new cases) and cervical cancer (8.6%; 3,308 new cases).
Regarding the number of deaths recorded among women due to breast cancer, it was 3,484 in 2017, an increase compared to 2016 (3,457 deaths).
In Romania in 2016, the share of women diagnosed with breast cancer recorded the lowest percentage in the EU, but one of the explanations is that in our country the percentage of mammographic examinations was very low (6%).
The highest incidence was recorded in countries where breast screening was performed in very high percentages: Sweden (90%), Portugal (84%), Finland and Denmark (82%). Information taken from the website of the National Institute of Public Health – https://cutt.ly/qf8awsS
Health problem
The financial problem
In addition to the health problem, we must also take into account the financial side. Treatment costs money. Also the periods of investigation and recovery that involve both financial and psychological resources, so that the work power will no longer be the same, the yield will no longer be the same, therefore neither the income. And how can we survive such a period from a financial point of view?
An illness comes with medical expenses but also with a decrease in income. To prevent such situations, we have the financial security fund that covers between 3 and 12 months (as each feels comfortable) of expenses during such periods.
Insurance is here to cover the costs of treatment.
“If it were up to me, I would write the word “insurance” on the door of every house and on the forehead of every man because I am convinced that for unimaginably small sacrifices, entire families can be protected against catastrophes that could destroy them forever… Only then could I be satisfied, because insurance protects the family in the event of a misfortune and irreparable damage…”Winston Churchill
Insurers in this area of serious illnesses have launched insurance packages in accordance with the increasing number of illnesses to meet our needs. As I said in a previous article, I chose to protect myself financially with insurance that covers all my checkups, treatment, transportation, and intervention abroad.
Insurance is CASCO and it is necessary to realize that this money we give, we give it for ourselves, not for the insurance company. This way we pay for ourselves, for our future. God help us not to need it, but it is better to pay and not have to! If we are to think in terms of financial loss, I would lose 100 lei per month for 40 years. That means 48,000 lei, or approximately 10,000 euros. I would rather lose this money than have to get sick to have my medical services reimbursed. The limit is 2,000,000 euros.
Health problem and financial problem
If we talk about cancer, this is a serious disease that requires long-term treatment and care, but also money. Money does not help us get well. No matter how much money we have, we do not have the guarantee that we can get well, but we are aware that the lack of money can undermine our ability to get well.
Each of us saves and invests our money to have a better life and no one does it with the aim of getting sick and benefiting from money. If we put our money aside and put it to work for us but we get sick and need it, we will certainly turn to the accounts, but wouldn’t it be better to leave our money to go on a vacation after we come back from treatment?
The psyche is affected by such an illness and the lack of money can worsen our health. Instead of thinking about how to get better, we think about how to get money to treat ourselves, where we work and how we do it to give the money back.
Prevention is very important. It is good to prevent ourselves: to eat healthy, to exercise, to take care of ourselves in general. And we can take care of ourselves by preventing ourselves from a financial point of view. There are people who spend between 80 and 600 lei / month on cigarettes. They might consider smoking 5 more packs and thus secure their money for possible health problems.
Take care of yourself and your family, your psychological and financial comfort and make the best decisions!
Good luck in becoming aware of money and your health! Because we only appreciate health when we no longer have it.
I invite you to share so that we can protect as many people around us as possible.
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