Geospatial Disparities in Access to Proton Therapy in the Continental United States.
Cancer Invest
; 39(6-7): 582-588, 2021.
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| ID: mdl-34152235
ABSTRACT
Proton therapy (PT) is an important component of therapy for select cancers, but no formal study of geospatial access to PT has been conducted to date. Population data for 320.7 million people in 32,644 zip codes were analyzed. Median travel time was 1.61 (IQR 0.67-3.36) hours for children and 1.64 (IQR 0.69-3.33) hours for adults. Significant variation in travel time to nearest PT center was observed between states. The West has a longer median travel time of 3.51 (IQR 1.15-7.13) hours when compared to the Midwest (1.70, IQR 0.79-2.69), South (1.60, IQR 0.61-3.12) and Northeast (1.04, IQR 0.57-2.01).
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Terapia com Prótons
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Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde
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Neoplasias
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cancer Invest
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos