Financial Hardship Before Diagnosis: Influence on Late-Stage Cancer Presentation and the Role of Screening
FH significantly affects cancer stage at diagnosis, especially for cancers with organized screening and physical examinations. In breast cancer, this association is largely attributed to lack of screening. These findings underscore FH as an important social determinant of health and the need for targeted interventions to improve screening access.
Authors
- Hiba M. Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4877-8028)
- Zachary Rivers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4957-4908)
- Catherine R. Fedorenko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6478-0769)
- Karma L. Kreizenbeck
- Kaiyue Yu
- Shannon Kestner
- Veena Shankaran
- Sara Khor
- C. Natasha Kwendakwema
- Li Li
- Scott Ramsey
Institutions
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Fred Hutch Cancer Center (US)
- Tempus Labs (United States) (US)
- Health Economics and Outcomes Research (United Kingdom) (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Published
- 2026-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1200/jco-25-01360
- Primary Topic
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00