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According to the American Cancer Society (original source) and https://cancer80.weebly.com/ (secondary source), 
- In the USA, 1 in every 3 people will get cancer at some point in their lives, and cancer causes 1 in every 5 deaths. 
- Most of us will have a parent, sibling, relative, or friend who eventually dies from cancer.
- Cancer takes a financial, emotional, and psychological toll on patients and caregivers.

Impact of Cancer

The study of the impact disability has on individual's wealth.

Economic Impacts of Disability

Alliance for Aging Research

Economic Impact of Cancer

Importance of Innovation and Improvement in Cancer Treatments

Impact of Pediatric Cancer

In the following two videos, Barbara and Christl, at the end-of-life, share their final thoughts. 
- https://youtu.be/Gf4b5yS8ckA
- https://youtu.be/eVhqL7t6daU

In the following short videos, PeeWeeToms (a YCT Honorary Ambassador) vlogs about his intensely painful experiences with aggressive, end-stage metastatic cancer.
- https://youtu.be/pMqSM5qHXC4
- https://youtu.be/PLy-vBylA90 (He died few days after posting this video.)

The Pain of Cancer on Patients | REAL Videos from Cancer Patients

Data on the cost and impact disability has on an individual, the people supporting that individual and/or a country's wealth.

Statistics on the Cost of Disability

- Indirect costs: $742,326
- Direct Medical Costs: $93,942
- Direct Nonmedical Costs: $84,732
- Total:  Approximately $921,000
*Data taken from 2004 MMWR report, so prices are expected to be greater now.

Economic Impacts of Cerebral Palsy

Many people with disabilities experience stress and low mental health at much higher rates than people without disabilities, especially as a result of unemployment. Research has turned to investigating how those might be combated so that people with disabilities can lower stress and improve mental health. 

Using Recreation Activities to Cope with Stress and Mental Health Associated with Unemployment

Minority overrepresentation in special education has been a topic of debate since the 1960s, when sociologists estimated that 60-80% of students identified with disabilities were of low socioeconomic status or were of an ethnic minority. 

The Links Between Socioeconomic Status, Race, and Special Education

In the U.S., the disability insurance program is a social welfare program that offers income and healthcare provisions for those with work-impeding disabilities.

Disability Insurance

The SSDI program is the largest disability program in the United States with projected provisions for the 2020-2029 term being roughly $1.8 trillion. Provisions are given those qualified for social security due to their jobs and who are considered disabled under the Social Security Act.

Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) Program

While there are disability policies put in place to accommodate for disabilities in the workplace, many people with disabilities are still experiencing challenges in their occupational opportunities due to others' misconceptions. 

Disability in the Workplace

In an interview study conducted with nine participants ranging from 29 to 65 years old in Townsville, Australia, it was found that employment, income, housing, and transport were all impacted in an “undesirable” way following the acquisition of physical disability.

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