Melinda L Hsu, Mary C Boulanger, Sarah Olson, Cyd Eaton, Laura Prichett, Matthew Guo, Mattea Miller, Julie Brahmer, Patrick M Forde, Kristen A Marrone, Michelle Turner, Josephine L Feliciano
IMPORTANCE: Despite a growing population of survivors of lung cancer, there is limited understanding of the survivorship journey. Survivors of lung cancer experience unmet physical, social, emotional, and medical needs regardless of stage at diagnosis or treatment modalities. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of unmet needs with quality of life (QOL) and financial toxicity (FT) among survivors of lung cancer. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This survey study was conducted at Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center thoracic oncology clinics between December 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021, to assess needs (physical, social, emotional, and medical), QOL, and FT among survivors of lung cancer...
April 1, 2024: JAMA Network Open