Lung cancer patients need to know how much money and other assets they have

Money concerns may take on higher importance for those who have been diagnosed with lung cancer or mesothelioma. The good news is that there are some simple steps you can take, with help from others as you need it, to minimize those concerns.

The first step is to understand where you stand financially. In order to fulfill this first step, you need to ask yourself what money and assets you have, how quickly you can access them and what goals involving money you want to achieve. It maybe a good idea to develop a financial inventory. A financial inventory is a list of:

• Your financial assets and loans, account numbers, and companies and contact information
  
• Important documents and paperwork and their location
  
• Key people to contact