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- Screening for food insecurity is being incorporated into cancer care, specifically focusing on female breast and gynecologic cancer survivors.
- A pilot study tested whether giving $100 per month for three months to food insecure survivors would improve their quality of life compared to those receiving usual care.
- Results showed that the cash transfer led to better physical health, less food insecurity, improved diet quality, and reduced financial barriers to medical care for participants.
Article Abstract
Screening for food insecurity and other social determinants of health is being integrated into oncology practice. We performed a pilot randomized trial to investigate whether an unconditional cash transfer (UCT) could be used to address food insecurity among female breast and gynecological cancer survivors. Food-insecure cancer survivors completed a baseline survey and were randomly assigned to receive $100/month for 3 months (UCT) or usual care (UC). Participants (n = 14) completed a follow-up survey after 3 months, and we compared changes in health-related quality of life, indicators of food insecurity, diet quality, and whether a participant had to forgo, delay, or make changes to medical care because of cost. The UCT was associated with higher physical health scores, fewer indicators of food insecurity, better diet quality, and a lower likelihood of forgoing medical care than those who received UC. Our results suggest that UCTs can improve outcomes for food-insecure cancer survivors.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11574865 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jncics/pkae107 | DOI Listing |
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