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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2024

Addressing transportation barriers in oncology: existing programs and new solutions.

Sophia Pringle, Emily M Ko, Meredith Doherty, Anna Jo Bodurtha Smith

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. From optimistic to overwhelmed: exploring health beliefs and barriers to oral anticancer medication adherence among cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Sophia PringleLeonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Emily M KoDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania Health Systems, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Meredith DohertyLeonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania Health Systems, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Anna Jo Bodurtha SmithDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania Health Systems, Philadelphia, PA, USA. annajo.smith@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transportation is an underrecognized, but modifiable barrier to accessing cancer care, especially for clinical trials. Clinicians, insurers, and health systems can screen patients for transportation needs and link them to transportation. Direct transportation services (i.e., ride-sharing, insurance-provided transportation) have high rates of patient satisfaction and visit completion. Patient financial reimbursements provide necessary funds to counteract the effects of transportation barriers, which can lead to higher trial enrollment, especially for low socioeconomic status and racially and ethnically diverse patients. Expanding transportation interventions to more cancer patients, and addressing knowledge, service, and system gaps, can help more patients access needed cancer care.

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Health Services AccessibilityNeoplasmsClinical Trials as TopicHumansMedical OncologyPatient SatisfactionTransportationTransportation of PatientsCancerClinical trialsHealth disparitiesTransportation

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PMID38684580
PMCPMC11058971

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