The interaction of rurality and rare cancers for travel time to cancer care.
Tracy L OnegaJennifer A Alford-TeasterChris LeggettAndrew LoehrerJulie E WeissErika L MoenCatherine C PollackFahui WangPublished in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2022)
Travel times to cancer services are longest for surgery, especially among rural residents, yet not markedly longer overall between rare versus common cancers. Understanding geographic access to cancer care for patients with rare cancers is important to delivering specialized care.