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ACS study shows medical financial hardship increases mortality risk for cancer survivors

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A study led by researchers at ACS showed cancer survivors in the United States who reported medical financial hardship have a higher mortality risk than cancer survivors without financial hardship. Medical financial hardship was measured as problems affording health care or delaying or forgoing any health care due to cost in the past 12 months. 

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