Financial Distress Screening and Financial Navigation Among Adolescents and Young Adults Within the National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program: Results of the 2022 Landscape Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Adolescents and young adults (AYAs, age 15-39 years) with cancer are vulnerable to the harmful effects of cancer-related financial hardship. Our objective was to describe financial distress screening and financial navigation across National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) practices treating AYAs with cancer.

Methods

The 2022 NCORP Landscape Assessment was developed and refined by an expert committee to assess infrastructure and capacity to conduct oncology research. Survey items specific to financial distress screening and cancer-specific financial navigation were compared on the basis of practice and patient characteristics among practices treating AYAs.

Results

A total of 271 NCORP practices (45 of 46 NCORP sites; 517 of 1,000+ d

SUBMITTER: Robles JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12865705 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature