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ArticleAdvances in radiation oncology

Improving the Clinical Treatment of Vulnerable Populations in Radiation Oncology.

Shearwood McClelland, Daniel G Petereit, Ross Zeitlin, Cristiane Takita, Gita Suneja, Robert C Miller, Curtiland Deville, Malika L Siker

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Article in Advances in radiation oncology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Spine Patient Optimal Radiosurgery Treatment for Symptomatic Metastatic Neoplasms (SPORTSMEN): a randomized phase II study protocol.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Shearwood McClellandDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Daniel G PetereitRapid City Regional Cancer Care Institute, Rapid City, South Dakota.
Ross ZeitlinDepartmment of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Cristiane TakitaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, Florida.
Gita SunejaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Robert C MillerDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Curtiland DevilleDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
Malika L SikerDepartmment of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Medical College of Wisconsin · USIndiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis · USJohns Hopkins Medicine · USRapid City Regional Hospital · USUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · USUniversity of Miami · USUniversity of Utah · US

Funding

Cancer Treatment Disparities in the HIV Population: Exploring the Impact of HIV on Physician and Patient Decision-MakingK08CA228631 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI SUNEJA, GITA · 2018 to 2022
$1.2M
NCI NIH HHS K08 CA228631
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The increasing role of radiation oncology in optimal cancer care treatment brings to mind the adage that power is never a gift, but a responsibility. A significant part of the responsibility we in radiation oncology bear is how to ensure optimal access to our services. This article summarizes the discussion initiated at the 2019 American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting educational panel entitled "Improving the Clinical Treatment of Vulnerable Populations in Radiation Oncology: Latin, African American, Native American, and Gender/Sexual Minority Communities." By bringing the discussion to the printed page, we hope to continue the conversation with a broader audience to better define the level of responsibility our field bears in optimizing cancer care to the most vulnerable patient populations within the United States.

Identifiers

PMID33305069
PMCPMC7718519
OpenAlexW3047639482

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