The Long Shadow of Childhood Cancer: Lasting Risk of Medical Financial Hardship
Menée aux Etats-Unis auprès de 2 811 patients adultes ayant survécu à un cancer pendant l'enfance (âge moyen lors de l'étude : 31,8 ans ; durée moyenne après le diagnostic : 23, 6 ans), cette étude de cohorte analyse les facteurs associés à des difficultés financières et l'impact de celles-ci sur leur qualité de vie physique et psychique
Medical financial hardship is common among adult cancer survivors. Research has shown that survivors experience higher out-of-pocket (OOP) costs for medical care and are more likely to file for bankruptcy than similar adults without a cancer history. Moreover, adult cancer survivors are more likely to have work limitations, reducing income and limiting access to employer-sponsored health insurance, which can negatively affect financial status even many years after diagnoses (6). Emerging research shows that financial hardship can also have adverse health consequences—adult cancer survivors who have filed bankruptcy have higher risk of mortality than those who have not filed bankruptcy (...).