Travel burdens to access care among children with cancer between 2016 and 2019: Analysis of a national population-based cancer registry in Japan.
Anna TsutsuiYoshitaka MurakamiSatomi OkamuraTakako FujimakiMasayuki EndoYuko OhnoPublished in: PloS one (2024)
Most patients were treated in specialized hospitals and the treatments for specific diseases were centralized. However, most patients were estimated to travel less than 1 h, and the travel burden tended to increase for patients in rural areas, those with specific diseases, and those going to specialized hospitals. Cancer control measures in Japan have steadily improved centralized treatment while keeping the travel burden relatively manageable.
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