Open AccessExploring the financial toxicities of patients with locally advanced head and neck malignancies, being treated in a private sector hospital in North India: A thematic analysis
Author(s) -
Saurabh Joshi,
Upkar Joshi,
Ankur Bahl,
Devavrat Arya,
Abhishek Anand,
Ramandeep Singh Arora
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_53_20
Subject(s) - psychosocial , medicine , interview , thematic analysis , health care , head and neck cancer , family medicine , cancer , qualitative research , finance , business , psychiatry , economic growth , political science , law , economics , social science , sociology
The high cost of cancer diagnosis and treatment is a global concern. Evidence derived, mostly from high-income countries, shows how it gradually impacts the personal and household financial condition causing the increased psychosocial burden of the patient and their families (termed "financial toxicity").