Financial Toxicity After Cancer in a Setting With Universal Health Coverage: A Call for Urgent Action

• Published in: Journal of oncology practice Vol. 15; no. 6; pp. e537 - e546
• Main Authors: Bhoo-Pathy, Nirmala, Ng, Chiu-Wan, Lim, Gerard Chin-Chye, Tamin, Nor Saleha Ibrahim, Sullivan, Richard, Bhoo-Pathy, Nanthini Thevi, Abdullah, Matin Mellor, Kimman, Merel, Subramaniam, Shridevi, Saad, Marniza, Taib, Nur Aishah, Chang, Kian-Meng, Goh, Pik-Pin, Yip, Cheng-Har
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2019

Financial toxicity negatively affects the well-being of cancer survivors. We examined the incidence, cost drivers, and factors associated with financial toxicity after cancer in an upper-middle-income country with universal health coverage. Through the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Costs in...