Travel-associated carbon emissions of patients receiving cancer treatment from an urban safety net hospital
Travel to receive cancer care is associated with significant carbon emissions and poses a climate and public health risk. Efforts to decrease the overall carbon footprint of cancer treatment are needed to minimise the contributions of cancer treatment to climate change.
Authors
- Abhishek Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9617-3579)
- Hasiya Yusuf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6948-8652)
- Rajvi Gor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5846-2679)
- Roha Memon Saheed
- Charan Vegiventi
Institutions
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- Jacobi Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Future Healthcare Journal
- Published
- 2024-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fhj.2024.100174
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.83