Parental Cancer History and Its Association With Minor Children's Unmet Food, Housing, and Transportation Economic Needs.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

A cancer diagnosis is associated with substantial economic burden for patients and their families. Young adult cancer survivors with dependent children may be particularly vulnerable to financial hardship.

Objective

To examine associations of parental cancer with their children's unmet economic needs.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used data from the nationally representative 2013 to 2018 US National Health Interview Survey. Children aged 5 to 17 years living in families with and without parental cancer history were queried about recent 1-year experiences. Statistical analyses were conducted from January 2022 to April 2023.

Exposure

Parental cancer history.

Main outcomes and measures

The main outcomes were childre

SUBMITTER: Zheng Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10288335 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature