METHODS: The 2011 to 2014 National Health Interview Survey was used to identify adults who reported ever having been told they had cancer (cancer survivors; n = 8931) and individuals without a cancer history (n = 126,287). Measures of changes in prescription drug use for financial reasons ...
The economic distress caused by the cost of cancer treatment,often referred to as financial toxicity, can leave cancer survivors struggling to maintain quality of life. A study byYousuf Zafar, MD, MHS,associate professor of medicine, public policy and population science at D...
In conclusion, the surveillance program revealed a burden to cancer survivors, especially for the patients who lived a long distance away from the tertiary care hospital province. 展开 关键词: Gynecologic-cancer survivors surveillance program burden Chiang Mai, Thailand ...
Despite generally similar socioeconomic outcomes for cancer survivors and noncancer patients ages >or=55 years, a better understanding of employment experience and pessimism regarding work prospects may help to shape policies to benefit cancer survivors. 展开 关键词: cancer survivors employment financial ...
nearly half of cancer patients and survivors reported being extraordinarily burdened by medical debt. Many respondentscarried a negative balance of at least $5,000from their cancer treatment for more than one year, and 42% of people with cancerdeplete their life savings within the first two y...
Age at diagnosis and social risks among Black cancer survivors: Results from the Detroit Research on Cancer Survivors cohort Background Social risks are common among cancer survivors who have the fewest financial resources; however, little is known about how prevalence differs by... TA Hastert,JA...
Disparities in the Care Disruption During COVID-19 and in its Impacts on the Mental and Physical Well-Being of Cancer Survivors Purpose: Our study explores cancer care disruption among different demographic subgroups. It also investigates these disruptions' impacts on cancer survivo... S Elkefi,...
New research from the American Cancer Society in the March 2020 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds that younger cancer survivors are more likely to experience significant financial strain for daily living necessiti
Financial hardship in breast cancer survivors: a prospective analysis of change in financial concerns over time. Support Care Cancer. 2022;31(1):62. doi:10.1007/s00520-022-07493-6PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 10. Semin JN, Palm D, Smith LM, Ruttle S. Unders...
Purpose The aim of this study is to examine predictors of cancer-related financial difficulties and work modifications in a national sample of cancer survivors. Methods Using the 2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and Experiences with Cancer Survivorship Supplement, the prevalence of financial difficult...