Are differences in travel time or distance to healthcare for adults in global north countries associated with an impact on health outcomes? A systematic review

C Kelly, C Hulme, T Farragher, G Clarke - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To investigate whether there is an association between differences in travel
time/travel distance to healthcare services and patients' health outcomes and assimilate the …

Geographical variations in prostate cancer outcomes: a systematic review of international evidence

P Dasgupta, PD Baade, JF Aitken, N Ralph… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background: Previous reviews of geographical disparities in the prostate cancer continuum
from diagnosis to mortality have identified a consistent pattern of poorer outcomes with …

Impact of travel distance to the treatment facility on overall mortality in US patients with prostate cancer

MW Vetterlein, B Löppenberg, P Karabon, D Dalela… - Cancer, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of travel distance to
the treating facility on the risk of overall mortality (OM) among US patients with prostate …

[HTML][HTML] Big data for population-based cancer research: the integrated cancer information and surveillance system

AM Meyer, AF Olshan, L Green, A Meyer… - North Carolina …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The Integrated Cancer Information and Surveillance System (ICISS) facilitates
population-based cancer research by developing extensive information technology systems …

The role of proteomics in prostate cancer research: biomarker discovery and validation

E Pin, C Fredolini, EF Petricoin III - Clinical biochemistry, 2013 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Prostate Cancer (PCa) represents the second most frequent type of tumor in
men worldwide. Incidence increases with patient age and represents the most important risk …

Effects of distance to care and rural or urban residence on receipt of radiation therapy among North Carolina Medicare enrollees with breast cancer

SB Wheeler, TM Kuo, D Durham… - North Carolina …, 2014 - ncmedicaljournal.com
** BACKGROUND** Distance to oncology service providers and rurality may affect receipt of
guideline-recommended radiation therapy (RT), but the extent to which these factors affect …

Spatial inequalities in preventive breast cancer care: A comparison of different accessibility approaches for prevention facilities in Bavaria, Germany

S Rauch, S Stangl, T Haas, J Rauh… - Journal of Transport & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Accessibility analysis is a essential method for depict spatial inequalities.
Healthcare services should be accessible to everyone in a timely manner and available in …

[PDF][PDF] Fatores de risco para o câncer de próstata: população de uma unidade básica de saúde

RCN Czorny, MH Pinto, DA Pompeo, D Bereta… - Cogitare …, 2017 - redalyc.org
O estudo objetivou identificar os fatores de risco para o câncer de próstata entre homens
atendidos durante o mês de novembro de 2015, em uma Unidade Básica de Saúde do …

Distance traveled to head and neck cancer provider: a measure of socioeconomic status and access

ST Massa, AP Liebendorfer… - … –Head and Neck …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective Improved head and neck cancer survival has been associated with traveling
farther distances for treatment, potentially due to patients seeking higher-quality facilities …

Socioeconomic status, healthcare density, and risk of prostate cancer among African American and Caucasian men in a large prospective study

JM Major, M Norman Oliver, CA Doubeni… - Cancer Causes & …, 2012 - Springer
Objectives The purpose of this study was to separately examine the impact of neighborhood
socioeconomic deprivation and availability of healthcare resources on prostate cancer risk …