Financial toxicity risk among adult patients undergoing cancer surgery in the United States: An analysis of the National Inpatient Sample.
Ayesha FarooqKatiuscha MerathJ Madison HyerAnghela Z ParedesDiamantis I TsilimigrasKota SaharaRittal MehtaLu WuJordan M CloydAslam EjazTimothy M PawlikPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2019)
Approximately 9 in 10 uninsured and 1 in 10 privately insured patients with cancer were at risk of financial toxicity after the surgery. Targeted interventions are needed to provide financial protection to patients undergoing the cancer treatment.
Keyphrases
- patients undergoing
- childhood cancer
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- affordable care act
- oxidative stress
- young adults
- surgical site infection
- papillary thyroid
- physical activity
- palliative care
- mental health
- health insurance
- squamous cell
- cancer therapy
- healthcare
- drug delivery
- acute care
- atrial fibrillation
- breast cancer risk