Sociodemographic and geographic factors impacting radiotherapy recommendation, initiation, and completion for patients with cancer
Geographic and sociodemographic factors impact access to radiotherapy at different levels in cancer care and understanding these factors could aid policymakers and practices in identifying and supporting at-risk patients.
Authors
- E. John Orav
- Neha Vapiwala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5780-8532)
- Jacob Hogan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5235-671X)
- Miranda B. Lam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7885-6317)
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US)
- Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer
- Published
- 2024-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.35546
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.81
Funders
- National Cancer Institute