Anniina Kyrönlahti, Friederike Erdmann, Maria Feychting, Line Elmerdahl Frederiksen, Elli Hirvonen, Liisa Maria Korhonen, Anja Krøyer, Luzius Mader, Nea Malila, Hanna Mogensen, Camilla Pedersen, Mats Talbäck, Mervi Taskinen, Jeanette Falck Winther, Laura Madanat-Harjuoja, Janne Pitkäniemi
BACKGROUND: Childhood cancer survivors face various adverse consequences. This Nordic register-based cohort study aimed to assess whether survivors of childhood cancer are more likely to have low income than their peers. METHODS: We identified 17,392 childhood cancer survivors diagnosed at ages 0 to 19 between 1971 and 2009 with 83,221 age-, sex-, and country-matched population comparisons. Annual disposable income at ages 20 to 50 years was retrieved from statistical offices (for 1990-2017) and categorized into low income and middle/high income...
June 12, 2023: Cancer Medicine