Financial Counseling Is Associated with Reduced Financial Difficulty Scores in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Treated with Radiation Therapy

Financial Counseling Is Associated with Reduced Financial Difficulty Scores in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Treated with Radiation Therapy

Background: Financial toxicity (FT) can be devastating to cancer patients, and solutions are urgently needed. We investigated the impact of financial counseling (FC) on FT in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients. Methods: Via a single-institution database, we reviewed the charts of HNC patients who u...

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Main Authors: Mark Farrugia, Han Yu, Sung Jun Ma, Austin J. Iovoli, Kayleigh Erickson, Elizabeth Wendel, Kristopher Attwood, Kimberly E. Wooten, Vishal Gupta, Ryan P. McSpadden, Moni A. Kuriakose, Michael R. Markiewicz, Jon M. Chan, Wesley L. Hicks, Mary E. Platek, Andrew D. Ray, Elizabeth A. Repasky, Anurag K. Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
financial counseling
financial toxicity
head and neck cancer
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/11/2516

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