Rural-urban differences in financial burden among cancer survivors: an analysis of a nationally representative survey.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Rural cancer survivors may disproportionately experience financial problems due to their cancer because of greater travel costs, higher uninsured/underinsured rates, and other factors compared to their urban counterparts. Our objective was to examine rural-urban differences in reported financial problems due to cancer using a nationally representative survey.

Methods

We used data from three iterations of the National Cancer Institute's Health Information and National Trends Survey (2012, 2014, and 2017) to identify participants who had a previous or current cancer diagnosis. Our outcome of interest was self-reported financial problems associated with cancer diagnosis and treatment. Rural-urban status was defined using 2003 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes. We calculated w

SUBMITTER: Zahnd WE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6786922 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature