Association Between Distance to Care and Nonmedical Costs Among Families of Children With Cancer
Longer distance to cancer care is associated with increased total nonmedical costs. Additional resources may help reduce travel-related costs for families living far from pediatric cancer centers.
Authors
- Vanessa Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3537-649X)
- Elisabeth T. Tracy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3459-2772)
- Julie Thamby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8006-8539)
- Mallory F. Happ (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6850-3312)
- Laura Allen
- Caroline E. Sloan
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- University of North Carolina Health Care (US)
- Duke University (US)
- University of North Carolina Hospitals (US)
- Duke Institute for Health Innovation (US)
- Neurology Centers of the Carolinas (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Blood & Cancer
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/1545-5017.70025
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00