Family Financial Disruption

Risks & contraindications

Highlighted claims

• Indirect healthcare costs such as increased utility bills, specialised dietary foods, and at-home care expenses are not addressed by government programmes. — An exploratory qualitative study on financial toxicity in cancer patients of Pakistan: implications, patient coping strategies and future direction
• Families cut back on groceries to only the cheapest available food, compromising household nutrition. — An exploratory qualitative study on financial toxicity in cancer patients of Pakistan: implications, patient coping strategies and future direction
• Cancer treatment costs undermined patients' capacity to provide for dependent children, causing profound parental distress. — An exploratory qualitative study on financial toxicity in cancer patients of Pakistan: implications, patient coping strategies and future direction