The financial toxicity of cancer treatment: A pilot study assessing out-of-pocket expenses and the insured cancer patient's experience

Oncologist

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 381-390

  Zafar, S Yousuf ^a   Peppercorn, Jeffrey M ^a   Schrag, Deborah ^b   Taylor, Donald H ^c   Goetzinger, Amy M ^d   Zhong, Xiaoyin ^a   Abernethy, Amy P ^a  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Cost; Financial support; Indigency; Medical; Neoplasms; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84874631714     PISSN: 10837159     EISSN: 1549490X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2012-0279     Document Type: Article

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