Financial Hardship in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer.
Nicole M MottMichelle L MierzwaKeith A CasperJennifer L ShahJon Mallen-St ClairAllen S HoZachary S ZumstegMark E P PrinceLesly A DossettMichelle M ChenPublished in: JCO oncology practice (2022)
To our knowledge, this is the first study to evaluate financial hardship in patients with HNC compared with patients with other cancers that includes Medicaid and uninsured patients, who are more often to have financial hardship. Patients with HNC have greater levels of hardship in the coping behaviors domain compared with patients with other cancers, but similar levels in the psychologic response domain.