Availability of hospital‐based cancer services before and after rural hospital closure, 2008‐2017

WE Zahnd, P Hung, SK Shi, A Zgodic… - The Journal of rural …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Rural populations have less access to cancer care services and experience
higher cancer mortality rates than their urban counterparts, which may be exacerbated by …

Rural comprehensive cancer care: Qualitative analysis of current challenges and opportunities

S Evans, AT Seaman, EC Johnson… - The Journal of Rural …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose While limited resources can make high‐quality, comprehensive, coordinated
cancer care provision challenging in rural settings, rural cancer patients often rely on local …

Racial and ethnic disparities in access to total neoadjuvant therapy for rectal cancer

M Chan, G Rajasekar, KD Arnow, TH Wagner… - Surgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Total neoadjuvant therapy has revolutionized the treatment of locally advanced
rectal cancer and quickly become the new standard of care. Whether patients from all racial …

Diagnosing provider, referral patterns, facility type, and patient satisfaction among Iowa rectal cancer patients

S Nash, K Weeks, AR Kahl, NJ Del Vecchio… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Rectal cancer treatment at high-volume centers is associated with higher likelihood
of guideline-concordant care and improved outcomes. Whether rectal cancer patients are …

Policy recommendations for improving rural cancer services in the United States

AB Lent, D Derksen, ET Jacobs, L Barraza… - JCO Oncology …, 2023 - ascopubs.org
Compared with urban residents, rural Americans have seen slower declines in cancer
deaths, have lower incidence but higher death rates from cancers that can be prevented …

Which Direction to Turn to Resolve the Debate on How to Improve Rectal Cancer Care: Centralize Versus Standardize? North!

WC Cirocco - Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Del Vecchio and associates' report of a retrospective survey of Iowa Cancer Registry
patients, who were simply asked how they were connected with their surgeon, veers into a …