Out-of-pocket-payments and the financial burden of 502 cancer patients of working age in Germany: results from a longitudinal study

Cancer patients in Germany often face payments related to their disease or treatment which are not covered by their health insurance. The aim of this study was to analyze the amount of out-of-pocket payments (OOPPs) among cancer patients in Germany, to explore potential socioeconomic determinants of OOPPs, and to identify how cancer patients are burdened by these payments. Cancer ptients were consecutively enrolled in 16 clinics in Leipzig,...