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Chronic illness and financial burden in Switzerland (FINK): a protocol for a mixed methods research project.
BMJ Open
November 2024
Careum School of Health, part of the Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland.
Article Synopsis
- People with cancer and chronic illness face significant financial burdens that impact their daily lives, yet the concept of 'financial toxicity' is still not fully understood, particularly how it relates to their well-being.
- The study aims to explore the financial challenges faced by these individuals, their families, and caregivers in Switzerland through hybrid analyses, discussions, and nationwide surveys.
- Ethical considerations have been addressed, and the findings will be shared through conferences, peer-reviewed articles, and a stakeholder network to promote awareness and understanding of the issue.
Factors influencing 5-year persistence to adjuvant endocrine therapy in young women with breast cancer.
Breast
October 2024
Quality of Life Office, International Breast Cancer Study Group, a division of ETOP IBCSG Partners Foundation, Bern, Switzerland; Careum School of Health, Part of the Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland. Electronic address:
Purpose: Although younger age has been negatively associated with persistence to adjuvant endocrine therapy (ET), factors contributing to non-persistence remain poorly understood. We assessed factors associated with non-persistence to ET and described the 5-year trajectories of quality of life (QoL) and symptoms in young women (≤40 years) with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer (BC).
Methods: We retrieved data on clinical characteristics and non-persistence from the medical annual records in the European cohort of the "Helping Ourselves, Helping Others: The Young Women's BC Study" (IBCSG 43-09 HOHO).