Financial toxicity in cancer patients treated with radiotherapy in Germany-a cross-sectional study.
Alexander FabianJustus DomschikowskiWolfgang GreinerGunnar BockelmannElias KarstenAlexander RühleNils H NicolayAnca L GrosuJürgen DunstDavid KrugPublished in: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] (2022)
Financial toxicity is prevalent in cancer patients treated with radiotherapy in Germany. The reported risk factors may help to identify patients at risk. Future studies should validate these results and investigate interventions for financial toxicity to potentially improve outcomes.
Keyphrases
- risk factors
- papillary thyroid
- childhood cancer
- early stage
- end stage renal disease
- oxidative stress
- squamous cell
- newly diagnosed
- physical activity
- ejection fraction
- radiation therapy
- chronic kidney disease
- radiation induced
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- squamous cell carcinoma
- healthcare
- affordable care act
- oxide nanoparticles
- current status
- patient reported outcomes