Background: Financial toxicity causes significant psychological and practical distress for patients and can affect their ability and willingness to undertake optimal treatment. Although different models of financial support are typically available to patients undergoing cancer treatments, not all...

Increasing attention in the oncology community has turned to the problem of financial toxicity, a term coined to reflect the significant negative impact that high medical costs combined with income interruption during treatment may cause. Numerous studies have described how widespread the problem...

Background: As the cost of cancer treatment escalates, patients with cancer are facing an increased financial burden because of their financial obligations for coinsurance, deductibles, and co-payments. Objectives: This article describes how clinical nurses who are supporting patients on their...

A high proportion of patients with breast cancer in the Philippines present at an advanced stage and have a rapid, unfavorable outcome. Providing breast cancer education and early detection to this population is important to help reduce this health disparity. This article describes the impact of a...