Financial toxicity due to breast cancer treatment in low- and middle-income countries: evidence from Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study examined the financial toxicity faced by breast cancer (BC) patients in Vietnam and the factors associated with the risk and degree of that toxicity.

Methods

A total of 309 BC patients/survivors completed an online survey (n=209) or a face-to-face interview (n=100) at two tertiary hospitals. Descriptive statistics and χ² tests were used to identify and analyse the forms and degree of financial toxicity faced by BC patients/survivors. A Cragg hurdle model assessed variation in risk and the degree of financial toxicity due to treatment.

Results

41% of respondents faced financial toxicity due to BC treatment costs. The mean amount of money that exceeded BC patients/survivors' ability to pay was 153 million Vietnamese Dong (VND) ($6602) an

SUBMITTER: Ngan TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8464564 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature