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Dr Bishal Gyawali presents his talk on cancer treatment’s financial toxicity (FT) in low-and-middle-income countries.
He first outlines the causes of financial toxicity before examining the consequences.
He continues by reviewing abstracts which look into assessing financial toxicity in LMICs specifically looking at a study assessing FT in India and then within Africa.
Dr Gyawali concludes by exploring the further research needed in order to get a wider understanding of FT in LMICs.
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