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Mashup Score: 49Fellow - American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) - American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) - 13 day(s) ago
The ASTRO Fellow designation (FASTRO) is awarded based on length of ASTRO membership and commendable service to ASTRO and to the field of radiation oncology.
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Mashup Score: 1Patterns of Online Medical Crowdfunding in India - 19 day(s) ago
This cross-sectional study of online fundraising campaigns for medical expenses conducted in India examines the distribution of fundraisers by amount raised and disease type.
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7.4% of campaigns in India reached their target, compared with 33.4% in HIC. Considering the high out-of-pocket expenditures and limited insurance coverage in India future studies should explore strategies to improve health care affordability. https://t.co/OjM6ZeYJzr
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Mashup Score: 4Use and Spending on Medical Equipment Among US Cancer Survivors - 24 day(s) ago
This survey study assesses patterns of use and costs of medical equipment among US cancer survivors.
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This study found that the number of cancer survivors relying on medical equipment has more than doubled in the past 2 decades, & this category now carries the highest proportion of OOP expenditures across medical services. @JAMANetworkOpen @Farazjafri1 https://t.co/6rweGh1CLY
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Mashup Score: 49Fellow - American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) - American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) - 26 day(s) ago
The ASTRO Fellow designation (FASTRO) is awarded based on length of ASTRO membership and commendable service to ASTRO and to the field of radiation oncology.
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😎 Just a FASCO & a FASTRO on vacation this weekend. Congrats to Dr @radoncology! FASTRO requires significant service to @ASTRO_org with commendable contributions to the field of #radonc in leadership/service, research, patient care &/or education. https://t.co/PZaFJa87yP https://t.co/OrZBiHc87G
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Mashup Score: 2Development and Validation of a Simplified Financial Toxicity Screening Tool for Use in Clinical Practice | JCO Oncology Practice - 1 month(s) ago
PURPOSECancer-related financial toxicity occurs frequently and is a key driver of inequities in access to care and disparities in treatment outcomes. Current practices to screen for financial toxicity are inconsistent because of the lack of a validated …Using two questions of the COST tool can be suitable for clinical workflows to screen for financial toxicity.
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This analysis of a large data set finds that a simplified COST tool has high predictive value when compared with the full validated measure. An abbreviated COST measure of two questions is suitable for implementation into clinical screening workflows. https://t.co/N3WqKYxZGL https://t.co/H1ROGXhQBH
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Mashup Score: 2Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship ECHO - American Cancer Society ECHO - 1 month(s) ago
The American Cancer Society has developed an ECHO program to address the unmet long-term survivorship needs of survivors of pediatric, adolescent, and young adult cancers. The goal for this ECHO program is to increase knowledge of late effects of pediatric, adolescent and young adult cancer and its treatments. The target audience is physicians (including primary care and family medicine), advanced practice providers, nurses, social workers, patient navigators, and other health providers involved in the
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The @AmericanCancer Society has developed this ECHO program to address the unmet long-term survivorship needs of survivors of pediatric, adolescent, and young adult cancers. If you're not already participating, you are missing out. https://t.co/tD9fYI7iy5
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Mashup Score: 11JCO Oncology Practice Podcast: Debt or Dying: The JCO OP Financial Toxicity Special Issue - 1 month(s) ago
Host Dr. Fumiko Chino sits down with co-editor and health outcomes researcher Dr. Ryan Nipp, and contributing author Dr. Kelly who is living with metastatic breast cancer to have a candid conversation about financial toxicity, the lived experience for patients, and what we can do to move the needle on affordability in cancer care. TRANSCRIPT The disclosures for guests on this podcast can be found in the show notes. Dr. Fumiko Chino: Hello and welcome to the inaugural episode of , the podcast for . I’m , an Assistant Professor in Radiation Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center with a research focus on access, affordability, and equity. In today’s episode, we’ll be highlighting the special issue of focused on financial toxicity. I’m delighted to serve as an editor for this special issue, and I’m overjoyed to welcome two guests who were instrumental in creating the issue. The first is my co-editor, Dr. Ryan Nipp. He’s a Medical Oncologist focused on GI cancers at the University of Oklaho
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I sit down with co-editor & Dr. @RyanNipp , & contributing author Dr. @stage4kelly to have a candid conversation about #financialtoxicity, the lived experience for patients, & what we can do to move the needle on affordability in cancer care. @JCOOP_ASCO https://t.co/8vR3IQLOSH
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Mashup Score: 49Fellow - American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) - American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) - 1 month(s) ago
The ASTRO Fellow designation (FASTRO) is awarded based on length of ASTRO membership and commendable service to ASTRO and to the field of radiation oncology.
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😎 Just a FASCO & a FASTRO on vacation this weekend. Congrats to Dr @radoncology! FASTRO requires significant service to @ASTRO_org with commendable contributions to the field of #radonc in leadership/service, research, patient care &/or education. https://t.co/PZaFJa87yP https://t.co/OrZBiHc87G
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Mashup Score: 0What Oncologists Must Account for: The Financial Burden of Cancer-Associated Symptom Relief | JCO Oncology Practice - 1 month(s) ago
The costs of cancer care in the United States are significant and rising. 1 With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act a decade ago, cancer survivors have had increased health insurance coverage and decreased out-of-pocket expenses relative to the overall increase in health care expenditures. 2, 3 However, the costs of diagnosis and therapeutic management of patients with active cancer continue to be highlighted as rising causes of financial burden, especially in the era of novel (and expensive)
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@IBCradiation @ASCO @JCOOP_ASCO and the decision to change mediations because of patient cost concerns can only be made by the prescriber." Â https://t.co/ZATBQaCQFe
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Mashup Score: 8Cost Conversations to Mitigate the Effects of Financial Toxicity in Oncology: Current State, Opportunities, and Barriers | JCO Oncology Practice - 1 month(s) ago
The direct and indirect financial burden of cancer care, from medication costs to lost wages, results in financial toxicity for patients. Despite the growing recognition of financial toxicity as a problem for patients, there are few solutions available at …Structured conversations about costs of cancer care may mitigate financial toxicity for patients.
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Cost Conversations to Mitigate the Effects of #FinancialToxicity in Oncology: Current State, Opportunities, and Barriers @JCOOP_ASCO @ASCO @dalialittman @anhbl9 https://t.co/dAnUn8hXhr https://t.co/4kNmm9HFIL
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😎 Just a FASCO & a FASTRO on vacation this weekend. Congrats to Dr @radoncology! FASTRO requires significant service to @ASTRO_org with commendable contributions to the field of #radonc in leadership/service, research, patient care &/or education. https://t.co/PZaFJa87yP https://t.co/OrZBiHc87G