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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2022

The socio-economic burden of cancer: An observation from the palliative care OPD.

Sushmita Ghoshal, Minni Arora, Adrija Chakrabarti, Avradeep Datta, Treshita Dey

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Article in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Cancer care and economic burden-A narrative review.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Sushmita GhoshalDepartment of Radiotherapy, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Minni AroraDepartment of Palliative Care Services, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Adrija ChakrabartiDepartment of Palliative Care Services, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Avradeep DattaDepartment of Radiotherapy, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Treshita DeyDepartment of Radiotherapy, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A cross-sectional study was planned to assess the socio-economic burden of cancer among patients referred for palliative care. Patients referred within 6 months of diagnosis were grouped as early while others were late referrals. The socio-economic status, out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE), and budget adjustments were noted and compared between the two groups using SPSS v 23.0. A total of 96 patients were included among which 57 were referred late. Most patients belonged to middle- and lower-income groups but only 22/96 had some kind of social security. The demographic profiles of the two groups were comparable. Although the patients referred late had more OOPE compared to the early ones, the difference was not statistically significant. Patients receiving chemotherapy had a significantly higher OOPE (

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Budgetcancerout-of-pocket-expenditurepalliative

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PMID35495789
PMCPMC9051693

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