Dental Treatment Discontinuation for Financial Reasons Among Patients with Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study with Non-Cancer Controls.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: The extent to which patients with cancer discontinue dental treatment for financial reasons remains unclear. This study compared the prevalence of financially driven dental treatment discontinuation between patients with cancer and without cancer (controls) and identified factors associated with discontinuation among patients with cancer. Methods: This cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey conducted in November 2024 comprised 500 patients who had one of five common cancers in Japan and 500 non-cancer participants allocated to reflect the cancer group age distributions, sex, and household income. Only patients who received cancer treatment within the past 5 years and had a family dental clinic were included. Discontinuation was assessed from self-r

SUBMITTER: Lee K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12842033 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature