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The role of geographic distance from a cancer center in survival and stage of AYA cancer diagnoses
Author(s) -
Darlington Wendy S.,
Green Adam L.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.33666
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , stage (stratigraphy) , center (category theory) , young adult , demography , cancer stage , medical diagnosis , cancer survival , gerontology , oncology , pathology , paleontology , chemistry , sociology , biology , crystallography
In this editorial, the authors examine the current understanding of geographic differences affecting outcomes for adolescent and young adult patients with cancer and explore future directions to potentially mitigate these effects.