Financial Toxicity in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Treated With Proton Therapy.

ABSTRACT: Cancer-related financial toxicity impacts head and neck cancer patients and survivors. With increasing use of proton therapy as a curative treatment for head and neck cancer, the multifaceted financial and economic implications of proton therapy-dimensions of "financial toxicity"-need to be addressed. Herein, we identify knowledge gaps and potential solutions related to the problem of financial toxicity. To date, while cost-effectiveness analysis has been used to assess the value of proton therapy for head and neck cancer, it may not fully incorporate empiric comparisons of patients' and survivors' lost productivity and disability after treatment. A cost-of-illness framework for evaluation could address this gap, thereby more comprehensively identifying the value of proton therapy and dist

SUBMITTER: Smith GL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8270089 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature