Non-communicable diseases, including cancer, are overtaking infectious disease as the
leading health-care threat in middle-income and low-income countries. Latin American and …

Importance Although early detection and treatment of colorectal cancer has been shown to
improve outcomes, geographic proximity may influence access to these services. Objective …

Purpose Trimodality therapy (chemoradiation and surgery) is the standard of care for stage
II/III rectal cancer but nearly one third of patients do not receive radiation therapy (RT). We …

Purpose The distance patients travel for specialty care is an important barrier to health care
access, particularly for those living in rural areas. This study characterizes the actual …

Cancer care has greatly improved in the last few decades, as evidenced by a 22% decline in
the overall cancer-related death rate in the United States since 1991. However, the question …

Background Patients with cancer frequently require multidisciplinary teams for optimal
cancer outcomes. Network analysis can capture relationships among cancer specialists, and …

Objectives Striking disparities in access to radiation therapy (RT) exist, especially among
racial and ethnic–minority patients. We analyzed census block group data to evaluate …

Background: There is limited research on the supply and distribution of orthopaedic
surgeons in the United States. The goal of this study was to analyze the association of …

Abstract Background/Objectives Although 82% of pediatricians report that their patients have
difficulty accessing pediatric dermatologists, the regions with greatest need for the specialty …

Abstract Purpose In 2008, the German Cancer Society certification program for prostate
cancer centers (PCCs) was introduced, fostering multidisciplinary and interprofessional …