ArticleCancers2021
Financial Counseling Is Associated with Reduced Financial Difficulty Scores in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Treated with Radiation Therapy.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interventions to mitigate cancer-related medical financial hardship: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Cancer · 2024Pooled it
- Measuring financial toxicity in head and neck cancer: a systematic review.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2024Pooled it
- A point-of-care pilot randomized intervention to connect patients with cancer-induced financial toxicity to telehealth financial counseling.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2024Trial
- Racial and ethnic disparities in financial toxicity among cancer survivors: implications for equity in survivorship care.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
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- Behavioral and Psychological Financial Hardship Among Caregivers of Pediatric Cancer Patients.Cancer medicine · 2026Article
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- A Scoping Review of Interventions to Address Financial Toxicity in Pediatric and Adult Patients and Survivors of Cancer.Cancer medicine · 2025Article
- Uncovering Care Challenges for Head and Neck Cancer Patients and Caregivers in the United States: A Scoping Review.Cureus · 2025Review
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- Interventions to Address Cancer-Related Financial Hardship: A Scoping Review and Call to Action.JCO oncology practice · 2025Article
- Social Determinants of Health Impact Complications Following Free-Flap Reconstruction for Head and Neck Cancer.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2025Article
- Remote assessment of cognition and quality of life following radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: deep-learning-based predictive models and MRI correlates.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2024Article
- Quality of Medication Cost Conversations and Interest in Future Cost Conversations Among Older Adults.Journal of general internal medicine · 2023Article
- Financial Toxicity and Out-of-Pocket Costs for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Article
- Exploring the Laryngectomy Pathway Experience-a Mixed-Method, Patient Journey Mapping Study of Two US Health Centres.International journal of language & communication disordersArticle
- Predictors of Financial Toxicity in Patients Receiving Concurrent Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy.Advances in radiation oncologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundFinancial toxicity (FT) can be devastating to cancer patients, and solutions are urgently needed. We investigated the impact of financial counseling (FC) on FT in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients.
methodsVia a single-institution database, we reviewed the charts of HNC patients who underwent definitive or post-operative radiotherapy, from October 2013 to December 2020. Of these patients, 387 had provided baseline and post-treatment information regarding financial difficulty. In July 2018, a dedicated financial counselor was provided for radiation therapy patients and we subsequently examined the impact of FC on financial difficulty scores.
resultsFollowing the hiring of a dedicated financial counselor, there was a significant increase in the proportion of patients receiving FC (5.3% vs. 62.7%,
conclusionsProviding a dedicated financial counselor significantly increased the proportion of HNC receiving FC, resulting in the stabilization of financial difficulty scores post-treatment. Based on a multiple linear regression model, FC was independently associated with reduced financial difficulty. The employment of a financial counselor may be a viable, hospital-based approach to begin to address FT in HNC.
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