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Financial toxicity
Financial vulnerability linked to late cancer diagnosis
Patients with major ‘adverse financial events’ – bankruptcies, liens (losing ownership of property pending payment of debt), or evictions – are more likely to have cancer diagnosed at an advanced stage than those without such serious financial problems. The US…
Quality care, free of charge, and closer to home: expanding access to cancer services in India
Rahul Jain and his mother Shashi were in Pune – 1,000 km from their home in Ashoknagar, in the neighbouring state of Madhya Pradesh – when they were told there was no hope. They had undertaken the long journey together…
Surviving childhood cancer in Africa: helping families stick with the treatment plan is key
Faced with poverty, low maternal education and fears about treatment effects, many families in sub-Saharan Africa are abandoning cancer treatment for children and young people, harming chances of survival. In Kenya and Zambia, for instance, treatments for childhood cancers are…
Financial burden on older adults with advanced cancer worsens quality of life
Among older adults with advanced cancer, those judged to have financial issues experience worse quality of life, with the adverse effects including higher levels of depression, anxiety and distress. The study, reported in JAMA Network Open (published 7 December), highlights…