Do Patients and Oncologists Discuss the Cost of Cancer Treatment? An Observational Study of Clinical Interactions Between African American Patients and Their Oncologists.
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DOI: 10.1200/jop.2016.015859
Abstract: PURPOSE Financial toxicity negatively affects patients with cancer, especially racial/ethnic minorities. Patient-oncologist discussions about treatment-related costs may reduce financial toxicity by factoring costs into treatment decisions. This study investigated the frequency and nature of cost… read more here.
Keywords: patients oncologists; treatment; cost discussions; cancer ... See more keywords