 cancer or any chronic illness is very, very expensive. And so that's why having supplemental coverage is important. I think the second part is about making sure that patients have access to the best health care available. Zarin says leukemia and other blood cancers most often impact people who are aging after they're 55. That was the case for Oakland resident Judith Dambowick. She was 58 and working as a physical therapist when she found out her swollen and painful eye was from multiple myeloma.