Cancer Epidemiology
Study findings on cancer epidemiology are outlined in reports from Dartmouth University, Institute for Health Policy
Published in Hospital Law Weekly, March 20th, 2008
A new study, 'Geographic access to cancer care in the U.S,' is now available. According to recent research from Lebanon, "Although access to cancer care is known to influence patient outcomes, to the authors' knowledge, little is known regarding geographic access to cancer care, and how it may vary by population characteristics. This study estimated travel time to specialized cancer care settings for the continental U.S. population and calculated per capita oncologist supply."
"The closest travel times were estimated using a network analysis of the road distance weighted by travel speeds from the population or geographic centroid of every ZIP area in the continental...
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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2008-03-20)
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