Medical Debt and Advanced Cancer Stage at Diagnosis

In this cross-sectional study of US counties, higher medical debt burden was associated with higher incidence rates of late-stage and overall cancer across multiple cancer types. These findings suggest that medical debt may reflect structural and financial barriers associated with cancer diagnosis and outcomes at the population level.

Corresponding Author: Changchuan Jiang, MD, MPH, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390 (changchuan.jiang@utsouthwestern.edu).

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