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February 8, 2026ANZ Journal of SurgeryOpen Access

Out‐of‐Pocket Costs and Financial Toxicity Associated With the Surgical Management of Oesophageal Cancer

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JPJosipa PetricFlinders UniversityMAMuktar Beshir AhmedCTChris TretheweyFlinders University

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Implication

Quantification of out-of-pocket costs associated with oesophageal cancer surgery reveals significant financial burden, especially for younger and low-income patients.

Key Points

  • This study aims to quantify out-of-pocket costs and assess financial toxicity among patients undergoing surgical treatment for oesophageal cancer.
  • Patients completed an out-of-pocket questionnaire covering medical and non-medical costs.
  • Financial toxicity was assessed using the Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity (COST) questionnaire.
  • Data were analyzed using median summaries, bootstrapped confidence intervals, and various statistical tests.
  • Median out-of-pocket expenditure was $1352, primarily due to wage loss (64.7%).
  • Younger patients (ages 40-59) incurred significantly higher costs than older patients (ages 60-79) with a p-value of 0.003.
  • The median financial toxicity score was 23.5, indicating moderate financial toxicity.

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Petric et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698827b40fc35cd7a8846949https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.70514
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