Medscape October 23, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO — While the physical toll of cancer is well documented, the financial toll can also be severe and lasting.
Overall, patients with cancer tend to face higher rates of debt collection, medical collections, and bankruptcies, as well as lower credit scores, according to two new studies presented at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2024 in San Francisco.
“These are the first studies to provide numerical evidence of financial toxicity among cancer survivors,” Benjamin C. James, MD, with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, both in Boston, who worked on both studies, said in a statement. “Previous data on this topic largely relies on subjective survey reviews.”
In one study, researchers used the Massachusetts...
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