Financial Toxicity

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This is the first qualitative study to explore financial toxicity among cancer patients in Pakistan. — An exploratory qualitative study on financial toxicity in cancer patients of Pakistan: implications, patient coping strategies and future direction
Inability to maintain previous employment was consistently identified as a primary driver of financial toxicity, compounding the burden of direct medical costs. — An exploratory qualitative study on financial toxicity in cancer patients of Pakistan: implications, patient coping strategies and future direction
Financial toxicity creates a feedback loop in which impaired treatment adherence worsens prognosis, prolongs illness, and deepens poverty. — An exploratory qualitative study on financial toxicity in cancer patients of Pakistan: implications, patient coping strategies and future direction
Financial toxicity functions as a systemic barrier to equitable cancer care rather than merely individual financial hardship, particularly for rural and low-income populations in LMICs. — An exploratory qualitative study on financial toxicity in cancer patients of Pakistan: implications, patient coping strategies and future direction
Research from high-income and middle-income countries documents the scale of financial toxicity worldwide. — An exploratory qualitative study on financial toxicity in cancer patients of Pakistan: implications, patient coping strategies and future direction