Financial Counseling Is Associated with Reduced Financial Difficulty Scores in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Treated with Radiation Therapy.
Mark K FarrugiaHan YuSung Jun MaAustin J IovoliKayleigh EricksonElizabeth WendelKristopher AttwoodKimberly E WootenVishal GuptaRyan P McSpaddenMoni A KuriakoseMichael R MarkiewiczJon M ChanWesley L HicksMary E PlatekAndrew D RayElizabeth A RepaskyAnurag K SinghPublished in: Cancers (2021)
Providing a dedicated financial counselor significantly increased the proportion of HNC receiving FC, resulting in the stabilization of financial difficulty scores post-treatment. Based on a multiple linear regression model, FC was independently associated with reduced financial difficulty. The employment of a financial counselor may be a viable, hospital-based approach to begin to address FT in HNC.