Price of Cancer Care and Its Tax on Quality of Life

Abstract

An editorial is presented on a study which examines the association among the objective measures of financial burden, health-related quality of life (HRQOL), and psychological health of cancer patients in the U.S. Topics discussed include the relationship between HRQOL and financial hardship, the need for further study about the interaction between the economic impact of cancer care and quality of life, and the solution related to the problem depends on patient-physician relationship.