Factors Associated with Adherence to Chemotherapy Guidelines Data Point 1

Lack of access to a vehicle was associated with the underuse of chemotherapy. Even in non-rural populations, transportation barriers are associated with the underuse of chemotherapy. Given the effectiveness of modern chemotherapy for palliation and prolonged survival, patients without reliable transportation may not have lived as long as those with reliable transportation.

Publication

Factors Associated with Adherence to Chemotherapy Guidelines in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Author

R.G. Salloum, T.J. Smith, G.A. Jensen, and J.E. Lafata.

Citation

R.G. Salloum, T.J. Smith, G.A. Jensen, and J.E. Lafata. (2011). Factors associated with adherence to chemotherapy guidelines in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 75(2), 255-60. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2011.07.005

Focus

Cancer Transportation as a Barrier to Care

State

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Line of Business or Market