Research Letter

Court-Documented Adverse Financial Events Before Cancer Diagnosis and Mortality Risk

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.37677

October 06, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cohort study investigates the association between prediagnostic adverse financial events among individuals newly diagnosed with cancer and mortality risk.

Corresponding Author: K. Robin Yabroff, PhD, Surveillance, Prevention, and Health Services Research Department, American Cancer Society, 270 Peachtree St NW, Ste 1300, Atlanta, GA 30303 (robin.yabroff@cancer.org).

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