Abstract
Nephrotoxicity” refers to kidney damage, evident through changes in structure or function, following exposure to a toxin such as a chemical or drug. The clinical response to nephrotoxicity is to promptly identify a toxic agent and take urgent steps to avoid or minimize exposure. “Financial toxicity” refers to the economic burden and wider hardships that an individual or family may experience in the context of balancing their income against the costs associated with maintaining their health. Financial toxicity has origins in the emergence of expensive novel oncology treatments, with criticism from commentators that “most of us have not considered financial distress in the same vein as chemotherapy-induced toxicity...
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 146-149 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | American Journal of Kidney Diseases |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 21 Jul 2025 |
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| Publication status | Published - Aug 2025 |
Bibliographical note
We are grateful to the patients and families of people with kidney disease who provided personal accounts of financial difficulties across the studies cited in this article.Funding
Dr Sawhney conducts research into kidney health inequalities, KINDER (Kidney Inequalities: Needs, Data, Experiences, Response), which is supported by a project grant from the Scottish Government’s Chief Scientist Office (HIPS/23/17). The funder did not have a role in defining the content of the manuscript.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Chief Scientist Office | HIPS/23/17 |