ArticleEcancermedicalscience2023
Impact of outpatient radiotherapy on direct non-medical cost in patients in the Central Macro Region of Peru 2021.
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- Social and clinical factors associated with non-adherence to radiotherapy with curative intent in a cancer centre in Peru.Ecancermedicalscience · 2026Article
- Insights into Cancer Patients' Experiences and Needs in the Northeast Region of India: A Qualitative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Hemoglobin level and survival in cervical cancer with chemoradiotherapy at high altitude, 2020-2022.Ecancermedicalscience · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Financial toxicity arises in cancer patients due to the objective financial burden of the disease or treatment, being associated with worse clinical outcomes. Direct non-medical spending on cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy in Peru under its publicly funded health system has not been described. Objective: To know the expenses related to the transfer of the radiotherapy outpatient. Methodology: For patients who started radiation therapy in 2021, treatment demographics and expenses related to transporting the patient from home to the radiation therapy center were prospectively collected. Association and connection tests were used, such as the Mann-Whitney/Kruskal-Wallis Results: 398 patients were collected, with average weekly expenses for transportation, lodging and food of $17.04, $6.69 and $45.91, respectively. Confirmation was positive between weekly spending and remoteness, likewise it was negative between effective teletherapy and remoteness, both analyses being statistically significant. Conclusion: The expense associated with transfer for radiotherapy is high, exceeding the average monthly income of the patient, as a consequence they have a worse therapeutic result, and may cause financial toxicity in cancer patients.
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