Out-of-pocket costs associated with head and neck cancer treatment.

INTRODUCTION The costs associated with cancer care may be significant and are often overlooked by healthcare providers. 1 , 2 Out‐of‐pocket costs (OOPC) for medical care may cause distress among cancer patients and their families and impact their social, psychological, and spiritual well‐being. 3 The OOPC borne by cancer patients may impact their ability to participate in treatment and surveillance, which may in turn affect their prognosis. 4 New treatment and surveillance modalities may lead to increased OOPC. 5 , 6 In Canada and in the province of Ontario, healthcare coverage is universal.

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