Patterns of care and outcomes for hepatocellular carcinoma and pancreatic cancer based on rurality of patient’s residence in a rural midwestern state
Rural residents with hepatopancreatic cancer have the highest proportion of patients receiving definitive care at non-CoC centers, which is associated with lower odds of receiving surgery and higher odds of mortality. This highlights the importance of standardizing complex cancer care and the need to foster collaboration between specialized and non-specialized centers.
Authors
- Hassan Aziz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0406-1946)
- Mohammed O. Suraju (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1960-5790)
- Sarah H. Nash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9038-6001)
- Luis C. Borbon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3133-7098)
- Apoorve Nayyar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7338-7646)
- Amanda R. Kahl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0041-1654)
- Darren M. Gordon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4848-1419)
- Kyle Freischlag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0234-5235)
- David Turaczyk-Kolodziej
- Ana McCracken
Institutions
- University of Iowa (US)
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (US)
- Iowa City Public Library (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Published
- 2024-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gassur.2024.09.013
- Primary Topic
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa
- National Cancer Institute