作者: Marianne M. Casilla-Lennon , Seul Ki Choi , Allison M. Deal , Jeannette T. Bensen , Gopal Narang
DOI: 10.1016/J.JURO.2017.10.049
关键词: Toxicity 、 Bladder cancer 、 Finance 、 Cancer 、 Medicine 、 Medical care 、 Quality of life 、 Cohort 、 Health related 、 Fisher's exact test 、 Urology
摘要: Purpose: Costly surveillance and treatment of bladder cancer can lead to financial toxicity, a related burden. Our objective was define the prevalence toxicity among patients with identify delays in care its effect on health quality life.Materials Methods: We identified University North Carolina Health Registry/Cancer Survivorship Cohort. Financial defined as agreement having “to pay more for medical than you afford.” life measured using general specific validated questionnaires. Statistical analyses were performed Fisher exact test Student t-test.Results: A total 138 evaluated. Median age 66.9 years, 75% male 89% white. Of participants 33 (24%) endorsed toxicity. Participants who younger (p = 0.02), black 0.01), rep...