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Review
. 2022 Apr;8(4):266-268.
doi: 10.1016/j.trecan.2021.12.007. Epub 2022 Jan 13.

Role of financial toxicity in perpetuating health disparities

Kanan Shah  1 , S Yousuf Zafar  2 , Fumiko Chino  3
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Review

Role of financial toxicity in perpetuating health disparities

Kanan Shah et al. Trends Cancer. 2022 Apr.

Abstract

Rising costs of cancer care drive patient financial toxicity (FT) that perpetuates known health disparities in access and quality cancer treatment. This Review discusses how FT is a barrier to cancer research and treatment, and discusses potential solutions to improve affordability and reduce healthcare disparities for our patients.

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