Financial toxicity and mental well-being of the oral cancer survivors residing in a developing country in the era of COVID 19 pandemic - A cross-sectional study.
Abhinav ThaduriPankaj K GargManu MalhotraMahendra Pal SinghDharma Ram PooniaMadhu PriyaAmit TyagiAmit KumarAbhishek BhardwajBhinyaram JatAchyuth PanugantiKinjal Shankar MajumdarShahab Usmaninull Vikramjit SinghPublished in: Psycho-oncology (2022)
There is a trend towards increased incidence of depression, anxiety, and stress among oral cancer survivors compared to the literature from the pre-COVID era. There is significant financial toxicity among either unemployed or part-time workers. This calls for urgent public/government intervention to prevent the long-term impact of financial toxicity on survival and quality of life.