Providers' and survivors' perspectives on the availability and accessibility of surgery in gastrointestinal cancer care.
Nathan C EnglishNataliya V IvankovaBurkely P SmithBayley A JonesIvan I HerbeyBrendan RosamondDae Hyun KimWendelyn M OslockYu-Mei M Schoenberger-GodwinMaria PisuDaniel I ChuPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2024)
In the Deep South, barriers and facilitators to the availability and accessibility of GI surgical cancer care were identified at the health system, provider, and patient levels, especially for rural residents. Our data suggest targets for improving the use of surgery in GI cancer care.