Travel Burden and Bypassing Closest Site for Surgical Cancer Treatment for Urban and Rural Oncology Patients

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Examines travel burden to surgical cancer care and its relationship to rurality, bypassing of the nearest surgical site, and mortality rates. Analyzes 2016-218 data of 211,025 Medicare beneficiaries with cancer and includes breakdowns for type of cancer, surgery versus no surgery, patient demographics, patient health conditions, travel time, mortality rates, and location of metro, micro, or small town/rural.

Tracy Onega, Niveditta Ramkumar, Gabriel A. Brooks, et al.

Journal of Rural Health

10/2024

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Access · Cancer · Mortality · Rural-urban differences · Specialty care · Statistics and data · Surgery