Drs Ann H. Partridge and Jeffrey Peppercorn discuss the growing burden of financial toxicity on cancer survivors.

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Resources

Cancer Survivorship Guidelines https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500027-overview

Financial Toxicity and Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/managing-care/track-care-costs/financial-toxicity-hp-pdq

HealthWell Foundation https://www.healthwellfoundation.org/

Financial Toxicity, Part I: A New Name for a Growing Problem https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23530397/

Financial Toxicity in Cancer Care: Implications for Clinical Care and Potential Practice Solutions https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37071839/

ESMO Expert Consensus Statements on the Screening and Management of Financial Toxicity in Patients With Cancer https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38626634/

Measuring Financial Toxicity as a Clinically Relevant Patient-Reported Outcome: The Validation of the COmprehensive Score for financial Toxicity (COST) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27716900/

Quality of Life of Cancer Patients https://qol.eortc.org/questionnaire/eortc-qlq-c30/

National Survey of Patient Perspectives on Cost Discussions Among Recipients of Copay Assistance https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38864681/

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 https://www.hhs.gov/inflation-reduction-act/index.html