Perspectives on Conversations About Costs of Cancer Care of Breast Cancer Survivors and Cancer Center Staff: A Qualitative Study.

Background: Despite recommendations to discuss the cost of care (CoC) with patients with cancer, little formal guidance is available on how to conduct these sensitive conversations in ways that are acceptable to both patients and providers.

Objective: To explore the perspectives of patients and medical and nonmedical cancer center staff on CoC conversations.

Design: In individual interviews, participants were asked to discuss the content of, timing of, and ideal person to hold CoC conversations.