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• Financial toxicity in cancer patients within Italy's National Health Service (SSN)

  Inspired by a 2014 call to action from American oncologist Nandita Khera, Italian researchers discovered that, despite universal healthcare coverage, 26% of cancer patients reported financial difficulties before treatment, with younger patients, women, and those in southern Italy most affected. Financial distress correlated with poorer quality of life and increased mortality risk.

  Author:

  Francesco Perrone

  Date of publication:

  25 February 2026

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