Purpose

To learn about the financial stress patients undergoing surgery to treat orthopedic cancer experience because of the costs of cancer care, and to learn about the effects of financial stress on participants quality of life.

Conditions

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
All ages
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Participants who are seen preoperatively at our institution before surgery for primary malignant bone tumor or primary malignant soft tissue tumor will be identified. - Adult orthopedic oncology patients. Stratified by diagnosis of primary malignant bone tumor and primary malignant soft tissue tumor.

Exclusion Criteria

• Non-English subjects will not be recruited. Subjects are required to be able to read/write in English.

Study Design

Phase
Study Type
Observational
Observational Model
Cohort
Time Perspective
Prospective

Recruiting Locations

MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas 77030
Contact:
Shalin S Patel, MD
713-792-6268
sspatel@mdanderson.org

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Study Contact

Shalin S Patel, MD
713-792-6268
sspatel@mdanderson.org

Detailed Description

Measure the prevalence of financial toxicity and the severity of it in orthopaedic oncology patients undergoing surgical intervention using an objective, validated instrument. Secondary objectives include identifying socioeconomic and demographic risk factors for financial toxicity and evaluating clinicopathologic characteristics that may worsen financial stress in this population.

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