Family Financial Disruption
Indirect healthcare costs such as increased utility bills, specialised dietary foods, and at-home care expenses are not addressed by government programmes. Families cut back on groceries to only the cheapest available food, compromising ho…
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Indirect healthcare costs such as increased utility bills, specialised dietary foods, and at-home care expenses are not addressed by government programmes. Families cut back on groceries to only the cheapest available food, compromising household nutrition. Cancer treatment costs undermined patients' capacity to provide for dependent children, causing profound parental distress.