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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Travel for Head and Neck Cancer Treatment and the Impact of Travel Distance on Survival.

Evan M GraboyesMark A EllisHong LiJohn M KaczmarAnand K SharmaEric J LentschTerry A DayChanita Hughes Halbert
Published in: Cancer (2018)
Traveling a long distance for HNSCC treatment is associated with improved survival, especially for patients receiving nonsurgical management. Racial and ethnic disparities in travel for HNSCC treatment exist. As regionalization of care continues, future work should identify and address reasons for racial and ethnic disparities in travel that may prevent access to care at high-volume facilities. Cancer 2018;000:000-000. © 2018 American Cancer Society.
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