Out-of-pocket expenditure incurred by families of children newly diagnosed with cancer in India prior to start of treatment – First report of a multi-site prospective study

• Ramandeep Singh Arora,
• Rashad Ur Rahman,
• William Joe,
• Sameer Bakhshi,
• Venkatraman Radhakrishnan,
• Amita Mahajan,
• Archana Swami,
• Muthu Kumaran,
• Girish Chinnaswamy,
• Arpita Bhattacharya,
• Mamta Manglani,
• Rachna Seth,
• Amitabh Singh,
• Soma De,
• Argerie Tsimicalis

Affiliations

Ramandeep Singh Arora

Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India

Rashad Ur Rahman

Cankids, Kidscan, New Delhi, India

William Joe

Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi University, New Delhi, India

Sameer Bakhshi

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Venkatraman Radhakrishnan

Cancer Institute, Adyar, Chennai, India

Amita Mahajan

Cankids, Kidscan, New Delhi, India

Archana Swami

Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, India

Muthu Kumaran

Institute of Child Health & Hospital, Chennai, India

Girish Chinnaswamy

Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India

Arpita Bhattacharya

Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata, India

Mamta Manglani

Lokmanya Tilak Medical College and Hospital, Mumbai, India

Rachna Seth

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Amitabh Singh

Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India

Soma De

Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre & Research Institute, Kolkata, India

Argerie Tsimicalis

Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University, Montreal, India