Role of financial toxicity in perpetuating health disparities

Kanan Shah; S Yousuf Zafar; Fumiko Chino

doi:10.1016/j.trecan.2021.12.007

Role of financial toxicity in perpetuating health disparities

Trends Cancer. 2022 Apr;8(4):266-268. doi: 10.1016/j.trecan.2021.12.007. Epub 2022 Jan 13.

Authors

Kanan Shah¹, S Yousuf Zafar², Fumiko Chino³

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¹ New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
² Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
³ Department of Radiation Oncology, Affordability Working Group, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: chinof@mskcc.org.

PMID: 35034866
DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2021.12.007

Abstract

Rising costs of cancer care drive patient financial toxicity (FT) that perpetuates known health disparities in access and quality cancer treatment. This Review discusses how FT is a barrier to cancer research and treatment, and discusses potential solutions to improve affordability and reduce healthcare disparities for our patients.

Role of financial toxicity in perpetuating health disparities

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Grants and funding