Population-Based Assessment of Cancer Survivors' Financial Burden and Quality of Life: A Prospective Cohort Study

2015345 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

S. Yousuf Zafar · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Rebecca B. McNeil · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Catherine M. Thomas · Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center

Christopher S. Lathan · Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center

John Z. Ayanian · Duke Medical Center

Dawn Provenzale · Medical University of South Carolina

Abstract

Financial burden is prevalent among cancer survivors and is related to patients' health-related quality of life. Future studies should consider interventions to improve patient education and engagement with regard to financial burden.

Topics & Keywords

Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Cancer survivorship and care

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Oncology Practice

Volume 11, Issue 2, pp. 145-150

DOI: 10.1200/jop.2014.001542

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