Assessing the Coverage of US Cancer Center Primary Catchment Areas.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer centers are expected to engage communities and reduce the burden of cancer in their catchment areas. However, the extent to which cancer centers adequately reach the entire US population is unknown.

Methods

We surveyed all members of the Association of American Cancer Institutes (N = 102 cancer centers) to document and map each cancer center's primary catchment area. Catchment area descriptions were aggregated to the county level. Catchment area coverage scores were calculated for each county and choropleths generated representing coverage across the US. Similar analyses were used to overlay US population density, cancer incidence, and cancer-related mortality compared with each county's cancer center catchment area coverage.

Results

Roughly 85% of U

SUBMITTER: Leader AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9081121 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature