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ArticleCancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology2024

Inauspicious Beginnings: Cancer and Financial Hardship among Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults in the United States.

Cathy J Bradley, Ya-Chen Tina Shih, K Robin Yabroff

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Article in Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Cathy J BradleyColorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Center, Aurora, Colorado.ORCID 0000-0001-9429-6567
Ya-Chen Tina ShihDepartment of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California.ORCID 0000-0001-7290-3864
K Robin YabroffSurveillance and Health Equity Science Department, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia.ORCID 0000-0003-0644-5572

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the release of the American Association of Cancer Research Cancer Progress Report 2024, we address two aspects of cancer and its treatment in younger age groups addressed in the progress report: first, the chronicity of financial hardship and second, inequities that burden the totality of society and hinder progress of scientific advances in cancer control and treatment. Financial hardship for younger age groups diagnosed with cancer causes lasting financial damage to both the patients and their families. Advancements in new technologies and treatments that improve survival may not be as effective if they are unaffordable or will cause lasting financial distress. As the incidence of early-onset cancer increases, the burden of cancer and its economic toll are expected to increase. Research to study economic and social aspects of cancer to inform the development of effective and sustainable policy solutions is necessary.

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Cost of IllnessFinancial StressNeoplasmsAdolescentAdultChildFemaleHumansMaleUnited StatesYoung Adult

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