Understanding out-of-pocket spending and financial hardship among patients who succumb to cancer and their caregivers.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateThe study was formally approved by the four centers’ Helsinki committees in Tel Hashomer, Emek Medical Center in Afula, Hadassah Medical Center, and Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. The participants were informed in writing that their answers would be kept secret for the purposes of the study and they were required to declare their consent to this. All the participants were provided with information regarding the research purpose, confidentiality of information, and right to revoke the participation without prior justification. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThere are no potential conflicts of interest, real or perceived, in the study design, the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data, the writing of the report. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Competing interests There are no potential conflicts of interest, real or perceived, in the study design, the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data, the writing of the report. All authors read and approved the final manuscript."

"Funding This study was supported by research grant R/42/2017 from the Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research."