Economic Impact Among Family Caregivers of Patients With Advanced Ovarian Cancer (Italy)

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Much work has been devoted to describing the medical costs of cancer care; however, less attention has been devoted to describing the economic burden of informal caregiving for cancer patients. This economic analysis of caregiving in patients with advanced ovarian cancer reports the significant burden that cancer treatment places on both families and society.  
 
 Article Outline

    Abstract
    MATERIALS AND METHODS
        Measures
        Mood State
        Social Support
        Work Productivity Loss
        Economic Analysis
        Statistical Analysis
    RESULTS
        Work Productivity Loss
        Economic Analysis
    CONCLUSIONS

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