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ArticleRadiology and oncology2025

The financial toxicity of breast cancer: a systematic mapping of the literature and identification of research challenges.

Ivica Ratosa, Mojca Bavdaz, Petra Dosenovic Bonca, Helena Barbara Zobec Logar, Andraz Perhavec, Marjeta Skubic, Katja Vörös, Ana Mihor, Vesna Zadnik, Tjasa Redek

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Article in Radiology and oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Ivica Ratosa1Division of Radiotherapy, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Mojca Bavdaz3School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Petra Dosenovic Bonca3School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Helena Barbara Zobec Logar1Division of Radiotherapy, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Andraz Perhavec2Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Marjeta Skubic2Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Katja Vörös2Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Ana Mihor5Sector for Oncology Epidemiology and Cancer Registry, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Vesna Zadnik2Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Tjasa Redek3School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBreast cancer is one of the most common cancers, increasingly prevalent also among working-age populations. Regardless of age, breast cancer has significant direct and indirect costs on the individuals, families and society. The aim of the research was to provide a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of the financial toxicity of breast cancer, to identify research voids and future research challenges. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe systematic mapping of literature relied on a multi-method approach, combining bibliometric methods with a standard review/discussion of most important contributions. The analysis employed Bibliometrics in R and VosViewer.

resultsThe results highlighted the key authors, journals and research topics in the investigation of the financial toxicity of cancer and stressed the concentration of work around several authors and journals.

conclusionsThe results also revealed a lack of a comprehensive approach in the study of financial toxicity, as the literature often focuses on one or few selected aspects of financial toxicity. In addition, geographic coverage is uneven and differences in the healthcare systems represent a challenge to straightforward comparisons.

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BibliometricsBreast NeoplasmsCost of IllnessBiomedical ResearchFemaleHumansbibliometric analysisbreast cancerfinancial toxicity

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PMID39754600
PMCPMC11867575

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