The patient-level effect of the cost of Cancer care - financial burden in German Cancer patients.
Katja MehlisJulian WitteBastian SurmannMatthias KudlichLeonidas ApostolidisJürgen WaltherDirk JägerWolfgang GreinerEva C WinklerPublished in: BMC cancer (2020)
Financial toxicity in third-party payer health care systems like Germany is caused rather by income loss than by co-payments. Distress and reduced quality of life due to financial problems seem to amplify the burden that already results from a cancer diagnosis and treatment. If confirmed at a broader scale, there is a need for targeted support measures at the individual and system level.