Financial toxicity in sarcoma patients and survivors in Germany: results from the multicenter PROSa study

Cancer patients have been shown to frequently suffer from financial burden before, during, and after treatment. However, the financial toxicity of patients with sarcoma has seldom been assessed. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate whether financial toxicity is a problem for sarcoma pati...

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Main Authors: Büttner, Matthias (Author) , Singer, Susanne (Author) , Hentschel, Leopold (Author) , Richter, Stephan (Author) , Hohenberger, Peter (Author) , Kasper, Bernd (Author) , Andreou, Dimosthenis (Author) , Pink, Daniel (Author) , Taylor, Kathy (Author) , Arndt, Karin (Author) , Bornhäuser, Martin (Author) , Schmitt, Jochen (Author) , Schuler, Markus K. (Author) , Eichler, Martin (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Supportive care in cancer
Year: 2022, Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Pages: 187-196
ISSN:1433-7339
DOI:10.1007/s00520-021-06406-3
Online Access:Resolving-System, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-021-06406-3
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Author Notes:Matthias Büttner, Susanne Singer, Leopold Hentschel, Stephan Richter, Peter Hohenberger, Bernd Kasper, Dimosthenis Andreou, Daniel Pink, Kathy Taylor, Karin Arndt, Martin Bornhäuser, Jochen Schmitt, Markus K. Schuler, Martin Eichler
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Summary:Cancer patients have been shown to frequently suffer from financial burden before, during, and after treatment. However, the financial toxicity of patients with sarcoma has seldom been assessed. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate whether financial toxicity is a problem for sarcoma patients in Germany and identify associated risk factors.
Item Description:Published online: 11 July 2021
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ISSN:1433-7339
DOI:10.1007/s00520-021-06406-3