The social and economic issues that encumber rural communities in the United States
threaten surgical practices that serve them. The term rural surgery refers to the practice of …

Objectives Despite the ease of health care access and the waiver of copayments for cancer
patients, treatment is delayed in a small proportion of Taiwanese patients diagnosed with …

Purpose As telehealth is increasingly used across the clinical care spectrum to provide
patient-centered care, it is important to have robust measures to assess its impact on patient …

Purpose: The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2007 workforce report
projected US oncologist shortages by 2020. Intervening years have witnessed shifting …

Cervical cancer ranks as the fourth leading cause of cancer death in women worldwide. In
Taiwan, although the universal health insurance system has achieved 99.9% coverage and …

Background Decisions on head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) treatment are
widely recognized as being difficult, due to high morbidity, often involving vital functions …

Purpose: Geographic disparities have raised important questions about factors related to
treatment choice and travel time, which can affect access to cancer care. Patients and …

Prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) could be affected by lack of or delayed
therapy. We aimed to characterize the prevalence, correlates, and clinical impact of …

Simple Summary Women and men have a different biomolecular profile that could impact
drug utilization and survival in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. The aim of the …

Introduction Financial toxicity (FT) is a growing concern among cancer survivors that
adversely affects the quality of life and survival. Individuals diagnosed with aggressive …