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Financial Toxicity in Swiss Cancer Patients Treated with Proton Therapy: An Observational Cross-Sectional Study on Self-Reported Outcome.

Barbara BachtiaryLeonie GrawehrFilippo Grillo RuggieriUlrike HeldDamien C Weber
Published in: Cancers (2023)
A substantial number of cancer patients treated with proton therapy experience financial toxicity in Switzerland. Long travel distances to the proton therapy centre and low income negatively affect the financial well-being of these patients during proton therapy.
Keyphrases
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  • young adults
  • prognostic factors
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