Long-term out of pocket expenditure of people with cancer: comparing health service cost and use for indigenous and non-indigenous people with cancer in Australia

• Main Authors: Emily Callander (Author), Nicole Bates (Author), Daniel Lindsay (Author), Sarah Larkins (Author), Stephanie M. Topp (Author), Joan Cunningham (Author), Sabe Sabesan (Author), Gail Garvey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Indigenous Australians diagnosed with cancer have poorer survival compared to non-Indigenous Australians. We aim to: 1) identify differences by Indigenous status in out-of-pocket expenditure for the first three-years post-diagnosis; 2) identify differences in the quantity and cos...