Financial toxicity

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Common Sense Oncology: Putting Patients Back at the Center in the Era of Cancer Innovation

Precision medicine, immunotherapy, and cellular therapies have reshaped the landscape of oncology, turning once-fatal diagnoses into chronic, or even curable, conditions. These breakthroughs represent extraordinary scientific progress and a deepening understanding of…

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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…

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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…

Delivery of Care

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…

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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…