Pediatric cancers and family financial toxicity in the Philippines: Insights for Southeast Asia and similarly resourced settings Editorial
| Authors: | Columbres, R. C.; Feliciano, E. J. G.; Taleon-Tampo, K. J.; Legaspi, K. E. Y.; Eala, M. A. B.; Ng, K.; Chino, F.; Ting, F. I. L.; Dee, E. C. |
| Title: | Pediatric cancers and family financial toxicity in the Philippines: Insights for Southeast Asia and similarly resourced settings |
| Abstract: | Cancer is a leading cause of death among children in the Philippines, a low-middle-income country of over 110 million people. In this Comment, we describe how financial toxicity affects families of pediatric patients with cancer in the Philippines. We explore direct costs of care, indirect costs such as transportation and lodging, and psychosocial sequelae, in the Filipino medical system and sociocultural contexts. We present examples of successful interventions in the Philippines and in similarly resourced settings, with the goal of galvanizing further research, clinical interventions, and policy-level changes, aimed at mitigating family financial toxicity for pediatric patients with cancer in the Philippines and globally. © 2024 The Author(s) |
| Keywords: | note; oncology; risk factor; acute lymphoblastic leukemia; childhood cancer; cost effectiveness analysis; financial management; health program; intervention study; social support; insurance; decision making; health education; health auxiliary; southeast asia; responsibility; psychosocial development; social class; philippines; human; health workforce; parental education; financial distress; household income; comprehensive score for financial toxicity; traffic and transport; emotional well-being; family financial toxicity; acute lymphoblastic leukemia medicines access program; direct financial toxicity; fiinancial pressure; filipino medical system; lodging; medical expense; national health insurance program; patient reported outcome for fighting financial toxicity |
| Journal Title: | The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific |
| Volume: | 47 |
| ISSN: | 2666-6065 |
| Publisher: | The Lancet Publishing Group |
| Date Published: | 2024-06-01 |
| Start Page: | 101114 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101114 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Note -- Source: Scopus |
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