Is Centralisation of Cancer Services Associated With Under‐Treatment of Patients With High‐Risk Prostate Cancer?—A National Population‐Based Study
The current configuration of national prostate cancer services is not associated with the likelihood of receiving curative treatment. Further increases in capacity will unlikely improve utilisation rates beyond addressing sociodemographic barriers.
Authors
- Lu Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7198-3380)
- Richard Sullivan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6435-1825)
- Thomas E. Cowling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1524-4393)
- Adrian David Cook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4417-2632)
- Jan van der Meulen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9451-2335)
- Ajay Aggarwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9645-6659)
- Joanna Dodkins
- Matthew G. Parry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9695-6052)
- Noel W. Clarke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7776-8059)
- Julie Nossiter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8597-7624)
- Emily Mayne
- Alison Tree
Institutions
- Royal College of Surgeons of England (GB)
- King's College London (GB)
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Faculty of Public Health (GB)
- Royal Marsden Hospital (GB)
- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer Medicine
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.70403
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85
Funders
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- Cancer Research UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care