Global Variation in Out‐of‐Pocket Payments for Cancer Surgery
Patients accessing cancer surgery in LMICs are at an increased risk of catastrophic expenditure. Governments should prevent this by developing health insurance plans that cover elective cancer surgery, possibly involving diverse stakeholders. The interpretation of gender-related risks demands deeper understanding of the ability to pay out-of-pocket and access care.
Authors
- Dhruva Ghosh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2976-0241)
- Kate Jolly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6224-2115)
- Theophilus Teddy Kojo Anyomih (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6684-5821)
- Dmitri Nepogodiev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2171-2862)
- Antonio Ramos‐De la Medina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7321-1410)
- Mwayi Kachapila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8427-5612)
- Adewale Adisa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1927-3992)
- Faustin Ntirenganya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8886-8100)
- Joana Simões (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5294-6282)
- Raymond Oppong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0815-4616)
- Maria Picciochi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0397-5076)
- Adesoji Ademuyiwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2415-3098)
- Ismaïl Lawani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5022-6313)
- Jose Andrés Calvache (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9421-3717)
- Aneel A Bhangu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5999-4618)
- Stephen Tabiri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9189-8570)
Institutions
- Birmingham City University (GB)
- University of Cauca (CO)
- Christian Medical College, Vellore (IN)
- University of Lagos (NG)
- Tamale Teaching Hospital (GH)
- University of Rwanda (RW)
- NIHR Birmingham Liver Biomedical Research Unit (GB)
- Christian Medical College (IN)
- Hospital Español (MX)
- Université d'Abomey-Calavi (BJ)
- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- Obafemi Awolowo University (NG)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
- University for Development Studies (GH)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-06-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.12637
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.13
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Programme Grants for Applied Research