“…Malaysia and Thailand have achieved universal coverage, whereas Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam have achieved >50% population coverage. 15 Coverage, however, is low in Laos, Cambodia 15 and Myanmar. 16 The aim of this study was to determine, in this region, in patients with a first-time diagnosis of cancer and in whom surgery was specified in their initial treatment plans, the incidence of financial catastrophe owing to out-of-pocket payments for treatment, treatment discontinuation (as defined by whether such patients proceed to hospitalization by 3 months), and mortality, as well as the factors associated with such outcomes.…”