Does Travel Time to a Radiation Facility Impact Patient Decision‐Making Regarding Treatment for Prostate Cancer? A Study of the New Hampshire State Cancer Registry

Purpose We sought to determine whether further distance from a radiation center is associated with lower utilization of external beam radiation therapy (XRT). Methods We retrospectively identified patients with a new diagnosis of localized prostate cancer (CaP) within the New Hampshire State Cancer...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of rural health 2018-02, Vol.34 (S1), p.s84-s90
Hauptverfasser:	Ghali, Fady, Celaya, Maria, Laviolette, Michael, Ingimarsson, Johann, Carlos, Heather, Rees, Judy, Hyams, Elias
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	access to care Brachytherapy Cancer Cancer therapies Decision making Decisions Diagnosis Health care access health disparities Identification methods Marital status Medical diagnosis Medical treatment Newly diagnosed Patients Prostate Prostate cancer Radiation Radiation therapy Regression analysis Residence Risk Rural areas Rural communities rural health social determinants of health Surgery Travel Winter
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