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A recent study provides insights on the COVID-19 pandemic s effects on employment, anxiety, and financial distress among women who have gynecologic cancer and low income. The findings are published early online in
CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.
For the study, Y. Stefanie Chen, MD, of Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, and her colleagues conducted telephone interviews with 100 women with gynecologic cancer living in New York City who were covered by Medicaid health insurance.
Among the major findings: 31 percent of patients reported being employed prior to the pandemic, and 21 percent had a change in employment status due to the pandemic.