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ArticleAdvances in radiation oncology

Overcoming Barriers to Radiation Oncology Access in Low-Resource Settings in the United States.

Malcolm D Mattes, Gita Suneja, Bruce G Haffty, Cristiane Takita, Matthew S Katz, Nitin Ohri, Curtiland Deville, Malika L Siker, Henry S Park

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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 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Improving Access to Radiotherapy in Gauteng: A Framework for Equitable Cancer Care.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Malcolm D MattesDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Gita SunejaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah School Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Bruce G HafftyDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Cristiane TakitaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, Florida.
Matthew S KatzRadiation Oncology Associates, Lowell General Hospital Cancer Center, Lowell, Massachusetts.
Nitin OhriDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
Curtiland DevilleDepartment of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Malika L SikerDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Henry S ParkDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9M
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
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863NCI NIH HHS K08 CA228631
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Providing high-quality radiation therapy in medically underserved, low-resource environments can be challenging in the United States. During the American Society of Radiation Oncology 2020 Annual Meeting, the American Society for Radiation Oncology Committee on Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion hosted 4 radiation oncologists from both academic and community practices in an educational session. Speakers discussed creative ways to overcome barriers to equitable cancer care and outcomes for their vulnerable patient populations in both rural and urban settings. Successful tactics have included applying for state-sponsored grants, lobbying hospital leadership for equipment upgrades, implementing quality improvement programs specifically targeting the needs of the patient population, studying novel hypofractionation schedules, monitoring toxicities using wearable devices, and expanding transportation options.

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PMID34693080
PMCPMC8515237

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