Cancer

Social Security Disability and Cancer

Whether you qualify for Social Security disability insurance depends on the type, location, and prognosis of your cancer, and how well it responds to treatment.

Can I Get Disability Benefits for Having Bladder Cancer or Kidney Cancer?

Applicants for advanced stages of bladder or kidney cancer are likely to qualify for Social Security disability benefits.

Getting Disability Benefits for Brain Cancer

Most types of aggressive brain cancers qualify for Social Security disability benefits.

Can You Get Social Security Disability for Breast Cancer?

You might qualify for Social Security disability if your breast cancer prevents you from working.

Does Colon Cancer Qualify for Social Security Disability?

If your colon cancer is considered metastatic, recurrent, inoperable, or unresectable, you are guaranteed automatic disability benefits.

Endometrial Cancer

Early stage cancers of the reproductive organs are less likely to qualify for disability benefits.

How Quickly Can I Get Disability Benefits for Esophageal Cancer?

If you are applying for Social Security Disability benefits on the basis of esophageal cancer, you should be able to get approved quickly.

Getting Social Security Disability Benefits for Leukemia

Many leukemia patients are quickly and automatically approved for disability benefits.

Getting Social Security Disability for Liver Cancer

Social Security's  Compassionate Allowances  program allows for expedited approval on disability applications for those who have been d

When Can I Get Disability Benefits for Lung Cancer?

Whether you'll be approved for Social Security disability benefits for lung cancer depends on the type of cancer and its progression.

Disability and Lymphedema - Benefits and Filing

When lymphedema has caused cardiovascular problems or difficulties walking or using your hands, disability benefits are possible.

Lymphoma: When Disability Benefits Are Available

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and Hodgkin’s disease are both listed disabilities in the Social Security Administration's "blue book" of disability listings.

Getting Disability for Multiple Myeloma

If your symptoms from multiple myeloma become disabling, you may qualify for Social Security benefits.

Disability Benefits for Pancreatic Cancer

Most patients with a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer will get an automatic approval of disability benefits.

Prostate Cancer - Social Security Disability Benefits

Prostate cancer that has spread, is progressive or has returned will automatically qualify for benefits.

Can I Get Disability Benefits for Skin Cancer?

Skin cancer or melanoma that has spread may qualify you for Social Security disability benefits.

Disability Benefits Based on Stomach Cancer

Stomach cancer can often qualify for expedited processing for Social Security disability benefits.

Can I Get Disability Benefits Because of Testicular Cancer?

Those with testicular cancer that has spread can automatically qualify for disability benefits.

Getting Disability Benefits for Thyroid Cancer

To get Social Security disability benefits, those without anaplastic or metastatic thyroid cancer will have to prove that the cancer has severely limited their ability to function.

Are Disability Benefits Available When You Have Uterine, Ovarian, or Endometrial Cancer?

Early stage cancers of the reproductive organs are less likely to qualify for disability benefits.