Open AccessTraveling With Cancer: A Guide for Oncologists in the Modern World
Author(s) -
Sharon Heng,
B Hughes,
Michael Hibbert,
Mustafa Khasraw,
Zarnie Lwin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of global oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.002
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 2378-9506
DOI - 10.1200/jgo.19.00029
Subject(s) - medicine , context (archaeology) , medline , cancer , lung cancer , intensive care medicine , systematic review , data extraction , quality of life (healthcare) , pathology , paleontology , nursing , political science , biology , law
Travel for patients with cancer has become more achievable because of gains in quality of life and overall survival. The risk assessment of these patients is complex, and there is a paucity of data to which clinicians can refer. We present the challenges of traveling with cancer and a review of the literature.