ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2020
Access to cancer care in northwestern Ontario-a population-based study using administrative data.
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- Cancer-related care for rural and remote populations in Canada: A scoping review.Canadian oncology nursing journal = Revue canadienne de nursing oncologique · 2025Article
- Variation in Access to Palliative Radiotherapy in Prostate Cancer: A Population-Based Study in Canada.Cureus · 2024Article
- The impact of staging FDG-PET/CT on treatment for stage III NSCLC - an analysis of population-based data from Ontario, Canada.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- The Impact of Virtual Cancer Care on Chemotherapy Delivery and Clinical Outcomes in Colorectal Cancer Patients Receiving Systemic Therapy: A Pre- and Intra-Pandemic Analysis.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2022Article
- Pursuing Connectivity in Cardio-Oncology Care-The Future of Telemedicine and Artificial Intelligence in Providing Equity and Access to Rural Communities.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Review
- A Comparison Between the Rates of Radiation Oncologist and Urologist Consultations in Men Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer in Northern Ontario, Canada.Advances in radiation oncologyArticle
- Wait times for breast cancer surgery in lean and traditional care pathways: a multi-group path analysis.Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgieArticle
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Abstract
Background: Despite universal access to health care in Canada, there are disparities relating to social determinants of health that contribute to discrepancies between rural and urban areas in cancer incidence and outcomes. Given that Canada has one of the highest-quality national population-based cancer registry systems in the world and that little information is available about cancer statistics specific to northwestern Ontario, the purpose of the present study was to estimate the percentage of cancer patients without documentation of a specialist consultation (medical or radiation oncology consultation) and to determine factors that affect access to specialist consultation in northwestern Ontario. Methods: This population-based retrospective study used administrative data obtained through the Ontario Cancer Data Linkage Project. For each index case, a timeline was constructed of all Ontario Health Insurance Plan billing codes and associated service dates, starting with the primary cancer diagnosis and ending with death. Specific factors affecting access to specialist consultation were assessed. Results: Within the 6-year study period (2010-2016), 2583 index cases were identified. Most ( Conclusions: This study is the first to look at care access in northwestern Ontario. The complexity and multidisciplinary nature of cancer care makes the provision of appropriate care a challenge; a one-size-fits-all disease prevention and treatment strategy might not be appropriate.
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