Safety-net versus private hospital setting for brain metastasis patients treated with radiosurgery alone: Disparities in follow-up care and outcomes.
Kevin DiaoYanqing SunStella K YooCheng YuJason C YeNicholas TrakulRichard L JennellePaul E KimGabriel ZadaJohn P GruenEric L ChangPublished in: Cancer (2017)
SNH patients with brain metastases treated with SRS alone had fewer follow-up neuroimaging studies and were at higher risk for neurologic symptoms, hospitalization for brain metastases, and salvage neurosurgery in comparison with PH patients. Clinicians should consider the practice setting and patient access to follow-up care when they are deciding on the optimal strategy for the treatment of brain metastases. Cancer 2018;124:167-75. © 2017 American Cancer Society.
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