Financial Hardship Associated With Cancer in the United States: Findings From a Population-Based Sample of Adult Cancer Survivors

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 In summary, we found that both material and psychological financial hardship is common in adult cancer survivors, especially among the working-age population. Ongoing increases in the cost of cancer treatment highlight the importance of identifying characteristics of cancer survivors more likely to experience financial hardship and efforts to improve provider communication about cancer care affordability, especially with changes in health care access due to ongoing implementation of the Affordable Care Act.