Patient-Reported Financial Burden of Treatment for Colon or Rectal Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The longitudinal experience of patients is critical to the development of interventions to identify and reduce financial hardship.

Objective

To evaluate financial hardship over 12 months in patients with newly diagnosed colorectal cancer (CRC) undergoing curative-intent therapy.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective, longitudinal cohort study was conducted between May 2018 and July 2020, with time points over 12 months. Participants included patients at National Cance Institute Community Oncology Research Program sites. Eligibility criteria included age at least 18 years, newly diagnosed stage I to III CRC, not started chemotherapy and/or radiation, treated with curative intent, and able to speak English. Data were analyzed from December 2022 t

SUBMITTER: Kircher S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10777253 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature