Beyond Medical Bills: The Indirect Costs of Prostate Cancer
Within a 24-month follow-up period, we observed that indirect costs of localized prostate cancer range from $608 to $4107 per month when including lost productivity costs. Further work must be done to identify what factors contribute to increased indirect costs and financial toxicity.
Authors
- Thomas J. Guzzo
- Katharine F. Michel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8499-7869)
- Michelle Slinger
- Sumedha Chhatre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4718-0198)
- Ravishankar Jayadevappa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2638-0051)
- S. Bruce Malkowicz
Institutions
- Drexel University (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Urology Practice
- Published
- 2024-09-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/upj.0000000000000711
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.65