Survival Time Disparities after Palliative Care Use Among Low-Income Patients on Social Welfare Programs: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Social welfare benefits only for medical expenses may not sufficiently support dignified end-of-life care for low-income patients. Further studies are required to examine the robustness of this study considering various bio-psycho-social factors that can influence these findings, to support low-income patients with cancer on social welfare services.