Sentences with phrase «financial toxicity»

«When you add up the costs for aggressive chemotherapy, surgery, reconstruction, and potentially radiation as well, this adds up to significant financial toxicity,» Chagpar said.

At a per - patient cost of about $ 10,000 a month, «this is a textbook example of what we now call «financial toxicity»,» Ratain said, referring to the economic burden placed on patients by the high cost of care.

Financial toxicity is a major concern and frequent topic of study by the Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research at Fred Hutch.

Financial toxicity: 1 in 3 cancer patients have to turn to friends or family to pay for care STAT News First Opinion Drs. Scott Ramsey and Veena Shankaran Nov. 2, 2016

New cancer drugs are entering the market priced at well over $ 100,000, and the prices of many existing drugs have risen dramatically in recent years, putting patients at risk of «financial toxicity.»

HICOR's Value in Cancer Care Summit tackles skyrocketing costs, financial toxicity, balancing cost with the right care and more

Zytiga's per - patient cost of about $ 10,000 a month is a textbook example of what's called «financial toxicity,» said study co-author Dr. Mark Ratain, director of the university's Center for Personalized Therapeutics.