Rural Disparities in Surgical Care from Gynecologic Oncologists Among Midwestern Ovarian Cancer Patients

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Compares the surgeries of 1,003 rural and urban women between 18 and 89 with ovarian cancer between 2010 and 2012 in Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa with particular focus on access to gynecologic oncologist specialists. Discusses referral practices, distances to specialists, and outcomes of surgeries with specialists compared to non-specialists.

Kristin Weeks, Charles F. Lynch, Michele West, et al.

Gynecologic Oncology, 160(2), 477-484

11/2020

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Access · Cancer · Rural-urban differences · Specialty care · Statistics and data · Surgery · Women · Iowa · Kansas · Missouri