Medical expenses and being forced out of work mean cancer patients face significant financial challenges, with breast cancer taking an additional emotional toll on survivors and families. According to doctors and scientists in the US state of Massachusetts, cancer patients are five times more likely than the general population to end up bankrupt, with bladder, liver, lung, and colorectal cancers having a worse effect on personal finances than other forms of the disease. Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School spent five years matching medical and credit d…