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Medical financial hardship in adult survivors of childhood cancer is significantly associated with nonadherence to healthy lifestyle behaviors and recommended surveillance tests for subsequent malignant neoplasms. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To explore the impact of medical financial hardship on lifestyle and surveillance nonadherence in survivors of childhood cancer.

May 31, 2026JAMA Network OpenOpen Access

Financial Hardship and Nonadherence to Lifestyle and Surveillance in Childhood Cancer Survivors

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NBNeel S. BhattUniversity of Washington FWFang WangSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital SIShizue IzumiShiga University

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Retrospective cohort study links medical financial hardship to poor lifestyle adherence in childhood cancer survivors, suggesting intervention needs.

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To explore the impact of medical financial hardship on lifestyle and surveillance nonadherence in survivors of childhood cancer.
Retrospective cohort study of 3322 childhood cancer survivors from the multiinstitutional Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
Participants completed surveys on financial hardship and adherence to lifestyle and surveillance recommendations
Logistic regression models examined associations between hardship domains and lifestyle behaviors, including physical activity and surveillance adherence.
Material hardship correlated with increased odds of non-guideline-concordant physical activity (OR 1.67, 95% CI 1.29-2.18)
Behavioral and psychological hardships heightened smoking odds (ORs 2.29 and 3.95, respectively)
Psychological hardship linked to greater nonadherence to skin cancer surveillance (OR 1.78, 95% CI 1.05-3.02) among high-risk survivors.

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Bhatt et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1bd21d5783ba022b6fd7df https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.15527

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Retrospective cohort study links medical financial hardship to poor lifestyle adherence in childhood cancer survivors, suggesting intervention needs.

Financial Hardship and Nonadherence to Lifestyle and Surveillance in Childhood Cancer Survivors

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Financial Hardship and Nonadherence to Lifestyle and Surveillance in Childhood Cancer Survivors

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