How Many Young Breast Cancer Survivors Struggle Financially?

Medscape December 5, 2024
Edited by Gargi Mukherjee

TOPLINE:

About 1 in 6 young adults with breast cancer experienced a moderate to severe degree of financial difficulty that persisted into early survivorship, with Hispanic ethnicity, higher body mass index (BMI), unemployment, and arm symptoms significantly increasing the risk.

METHODOLOGY:

• Young adults with breast cancer often present with advanced disease or aggressive tumor types, which can contribute to higher medical costs that ultimately lead to financial distress. However, the prevalence and specific factors contributing to financial toxicity in young breast cancer survivors are not well characterized.
• To evaluate the prevalence and patterns of financial hardship, researchers evaluated 1008 young adults aged 40 years or younger with stage 0-III breast cancer who were enrolled in the Young Women’s Breast...

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