Understanding the Burden of Care for Children With Pediatric Solid Tumors

Key Points

• The aim is to characterize the medical and financial challenges faced by families caring for children with solid tumors.
• Characterization of medical and financial burdens on families
• Analysis of care delivery models
• Evaluation of policy-level interventions for insurance coverage
• Identified significant medical and financial burdens on families
• Highlighted the need for decentralized care delivery
• Suggested that multidisciplinary care models can improve outcomes
• Proposed expanded insurance coverage to alleviate financial strain