Health Condition 1: C509- Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Womens cancer initiative
NAG foundation NGO
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Pathologically confirmed new invasive breast cancer cases 2) Non-metastatic invasive breast cancer (AJCC 8th edition) 3) Intending to receive entire treatment at TMC 4) Planned for multi-modality treatment comprising of surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy with or without hormone therapy or targeted therapy 5) Age > 18 years 6) Patient willing to provide all estimates of expenditure before and after coming to the tertiary hospital. 7) Patient willing to share relevant socio-demographic information. 8) Willing to fill or respond to QOL instruments.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Unable or unwilling to give written informed consent 2) Inability to follow up after treatment completion. 3) Not willing for follow up till 2 years. 4) Recurrent or progressive disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Estimation of direct cost and out of pocket (OOP) expenditure incurred by women for breast cancer treatment at public sector tertiary care hospital in India.Timepoint: After the last accrued patient completes entire treatment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Mean difference in expenditure in INR between two categories of patients (general and private) 2) Proportion of patients in each category experiencing catastrophic expenditure (expenditure exceeding 10% of household income) in different cohorts.Timepoint: After the last accrued patient completes the treatment | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Tabassum Wadasadawala
Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
Outcome results
None listed