Financial toxicity due to breast cancer treatment in low- and middle-income countries: evidence from Vietnam.
Tran Thu NganHoang Van MinhMichael DonnellyCiaran O'NeillPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2021)
A significant proportion of Vietnamese BC patients/survivors face serious financial toxicity due to BC treatment costs. There is a need to consider the introduction of measures that would attenuate this hardship and promote uptake of screening for the reduction in financial toxicity as well as the health gains it may achieve through earlier detection of cancer.
Keyphrases
- oxidative stress
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- public health
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- mental health
- young adults
- squamous cell carcinoma
- prognostic factors
- combination therapy
- risk assessment
- social media
- affordable care act
- health information
- health insurance
- oxide nanoparticles
- replacement therapy
- patient reported
- human health