ArticleJournal of oncology practice2015
Population-based assessment of cancer survivors' financial burden and quality of life: a prospective cohort study.
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196 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Measures of financial toxicity in cancer survivors: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Pooled it
- Patient Perceived Financial Burden in Haematological Malignancies: A Systematic Review.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2022Pooled it
- Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) clinical practice guideline on immunotherapy for the treatment of lung cancer and mesothelioma.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2022Guideline
- The psychosocial cost burden of cancer: A systematic literature review.Psycho-oncology · 2020Pooled it
- Financial Burdens of Cancer Treatment: A Systematic Review of Risk Factors and Outcomes.Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN · 2019Pooled it
- Methods for measuring financial toxicity after cancer diagnosis and treatment: a systematic review and its implications.Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology · 2019Pooled it
- Financial Hardships Experienced by Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2017Pooled it
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- Financial Toxicity Monitoring in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Patient-Reported Outcomes During Cancer Treatment (Alliance AFT-39).Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2023Trial
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- Assessment of Financial Toxicity Among Older Adults With Advanced Cancer.JAMA network open · 2020Trial
- Association of cancer characteristics with disability status and timing of onset among working-age cancer survivors.JNCI cancer spectrum · 2026Article
- Addressing financial and health-related social needs among patients with cancer: Study protocol for CAN-ASSIST pilot clinical trial.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2026Article
- Patient-Reported Financial Toxicity of Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Exploring health system factors related to the quality of life of people with (a history of) cancer: a rapid review.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2026Review
- Personalized risk prediction of financial toxicity in patients with cancer: an interpretable machine learning study.JNCI cancer spectrum · 2026Article
- Experienced financial toxicity among long-term cancer survivors: results from a national cross-sectional survey.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Longitudinal Associations Between Financial Toxicity and Health-Related Quality of Life for Patients With Cancer.JCO oncology practice · 2026Article
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Abstract
purposeThe impact of financial burden among patients with cancer has not yet been measured in a way that accounts for inter-relationships between quality of life, perceived quality of care, disease status, and sociodemographic characteristics. PATIENTS AND
methodsIn a national, prospective, observational, population- and health care systems-based cohort study, patients with colorectal or lung cancer were enrolled from 2003 to 2006 within 3 months of diagnosis. For this analysis, surviving patients who were either disease free or had advanced disease were resurveyed a median 7.3 years from diagnosis. Structural equation modeling was used to investigate relationships between financial burden, quality of life, perceived quality of care, and sociodemographic characteristics.
resultsAmong 1,000 participants enrolled from five geographic regions, five integrated health care systems, or 15 Veterans Administration Hospitals, 89% (n = 889) were cancer free, and 11% (n = 111) had advanced cancer. Overall, 48% (n = 482) reported difficulties living on their household income, and 41% (n = 396) believed their health care to be "excellent." High financial burden was associated with lower household income (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 0.61 per $20k per year, P < .001) and younger age (adjusted OR = 0.63 per 10 years; P < .001). High financial burden was also associated with poorer quality of life (adjusted beta = -0.06 per burden category; P < .001). Better quality of life was associated with fewer perceptions of poorer quality of care (adjusted OR = 0.85 per 0.10 EuroQol units; P < .001).
conclusionFinancial burden is prevalent among cancer survivors and is related to patients' health-related quality of life. Future studies should consider interventions to improve patient education and engagement with regard to financial burden.
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