# Financial Toxicity in Radiation Oncology

## TL;DR

This paper reviews the financial burden cancer patients, especially those undergoing radiation therapy, face due to medical costs and explores related factors and solutions.

## Contribution

The paper provides a concise overview of financial toxicity in radiation oncology, including risk factors, tools, and interventions.

## Key findings

- Cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy face higher financial burdens than healthy individuals.
- Multiple tools exist to assess financial toxicity in patients.
- Interventions can help mitigate the economic impact of cancer treatment.

## Abstract

Financial toxicity details the financial burden patients face due to a variety of medical costs. Cancer patients, especially those receiving radiation therapy, are at a much higher risk of experiencing economic hardships than healthy people or people with other conditions. There are a variety of risk factors associated with financial toxicity as well as numerous tools to assess the toxicity experienced by patients. In this review article, we present a concise overview of contributors, risk factors, case studies, tools, impacts, and potential interventions of financial toxicity.