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Getting Disability Benefits for Cancer Patients

Getting Disability Benefits for Cancer Patients

A cancer diagnosis can be frightening for patients and their families, but whether a patient will qualify for Social Security disability benefits is determined by how the condition affects the person's capacity to work. To be sure, life-threatening and terminal cancer diagnoses usually result in the automatic and, in some cases, hastened award of d...

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Does Cancer mean an ‘Instant Approval’ for your SSDI Benefits?

Does Cancer mean an ‘Instant Approval’ for your SSDI Benefits?

Cancer diagnosis can be traumatic, painful and even financially draining – it sure does have a lasting impact in how your life goes on after the diagnosis – yet, not every diagnosis can be as fatal or aggressive as others. Cancer ranks in top 10 disabilities that people qualify for in SSDI benefits. The SSA is aware of this fact and thus, the disab...

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