Geographic Access to Pediatric Cancer Care in the US.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although access to pediatric cancer care has implications for use of such care and patient outcomes, little is known about the geographic accessibility of pediatric cancer care and how it may vary by population characteristics across the continental US.

Objective

To estimate the travel time to pediatric cancer care settings in the continental US, identify potential disparities among subgroups of children and adolescents and young adults (AYAs), and identify areas needing improved access to pediatric cancer care.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study collected data from August 1 to December 1, 2021. Pediatric oncologists' service locations in 2021 served as the pediatric cancer care settings, data for which were scraped from 2 websites

SUBMITTER: Liu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9856631 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature