Patient, physician, and policy factors underlying variation in use of telemedicine for radiation oncology cancer care.

Brian Sandeep DeShuangshuang FuYing-Shiuan ChenPrajnan DasKimberly KuSean MaroongrogeKristina D WoodhouseKaren E HoffmanQuynh-Nhu NguyenValerie K ReedAileen B ChenAlbert C KoongBenjamin D Smith Grace L Smith

Published in: Cancer medicine (2022)

Though toxicities were similar with telemedicine oncology management, there remained lower uptake among non-White patients. Continuing strategies for oncology telemedicine implementation should address multilevel patient, physician, and policy factors to optimize telemedicine's potential to surmount-and not exacerbate-barriers to quality cancer care.

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