Evaluating Work Impairment as a Source of Financial Toxicity in Cancer Healthcare and Negative Impacts on Health Status.
Dinesh Pal MudaranthakamNicolle L NollenJo A WickDorothy HughesDanny R WelchElizabeth CalhounPublished in: Cancer research communications (2023)
Among patients with cancer, work impairment and out-of-pocket are the two primary factors contributing to adverse health outcomes. Women, African American or other races, the Hispanic population, and younger individuals have encountered higher work impairment and out-of-pocket costs due to cancer than their counterparts.