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Bernie Sanders: “Half the people who get cancer treatment either end up in…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Theo Von Interviews Bernie Sanders on American Politics and 2024 Election

Published | Video Starts at 15:20

Your point? 100% struggling for your life, right? Yeah. Maybe you make it, maybe you don't. You got radiation, chemotherapy, bad stuff, right? Half the people who get cancer treatment either end up in bankruptcy or utilizing all of the financial resources of the family. They're depleted, they're broke. So imagine that you go into the hospital, doctors, sorry, you got cancer. Terrible. You're worried to death, right? Your friends, your family are worried. (15:20–15:30)

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Asserts that 50% of cancer patients face bankruptcy or financial depletion due to treatment costs.

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