Purpose: Patient-physician communication about cost when making treatment decisions has
been promoted as a potential solution to the rising cost of oncologic care and suggested as …

Purpose: Recent publications have promoted physician-patient communication on cost as a
means of decreasing overall spending and minimizing patients' financial burden in …

The American Society of Clinical Oncology released its first guidance statement on the cost
of cancer care in August 2009, affirming that patient‐physician cost communication is a …

Objectives: Patients with cancer can experience substantial financial burden. Little is known
about patients' preferences for incorporating cost discussions into treatment decision making …

Purpose: As one solution to reducing costs and medical bankruptcies, experts have
suggested that patients and physicians should discuss the cost of care up front. Whether …

Purpose As chemotherapy costs escalate, financial concerns have become relevant for
more cancer patients. Yet, little is known about how oncologists communicate with patients …

Purpose Patient out-of-pocket costs are higher for cancer care than for any other health-care
sector. Oncologist–patient discussions of costs are not well understood. We conducted an …

Abstract Background and Purpose. The cost of illness in cancer care and the subsequent
distress has attracted scrutiny. Guidelines recommend enhanced discussion of costs …

Purpose We assessed cost communication between cancer patients, caregivers, and
oncologists and identified factors associated with communication concordance. Methods A …

A dramatic rise in the costs of health care—and cancer care in particular—has occurred over
the last decade. Increasingly, these costs are being passed on to patients in the form of cost …