Choosing wisely to mitigate financial toxicity to cancer patients

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Dr Penina Mnandi - Ocean Road Cancer Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Dr Penina Mnandi speaks to ecancer at Choosing Wisely Tanzania 2023 about her talk on choosing wisely to mitigate financial toxicity to cancer patients.

She talks about the cost that the patient usually incurs when they are initiated with cancer treatments and urges medical professionals to also consider additional hidden costs.

Dr Mnandi explains events such as Choosing Wisely Tanzania 2023 help to impact and increase awareness on topics such as financial toxicity and improve quality of care for cancer patients.