Key clinical point : Over a 12-month period, 15.4% of women with early breast cancer reported losing income. Although stress, anxiety, and depression were not association with household income changes (risk ratios 2.42, 1.12, and 1.41, respectively), the proportion of women reporting high stress was greatest among those who lost income (13.2%, compared to 3.1% among women maintaining an income of $100,000 or higher).
Major finding : Women with a household income below $50,000 had a higher risk of losing household income compared to those with incomes of $50,000 or higher, suggesting that lower income women may be more vulnerable to income loss after diagnosis with breast cancer.
Study details : The data come from a prospective, longitudinal cohort study including 467 women with early breast cancer enrolled in the Young and Strong cohort trial from 2012 to 2013.
Disclosures: The study was supported by an ASCO Improving Cancer Care grant, the National Institutes of Health, an NIH training grants. The researchers had no financial conflicts to disclose.
Citation: Cook EE et al. BMC Public Health. 2020 Oct 6. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09562-z.