Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5698209 | Clinical Oncology | 2015 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Improving the affordability of radiotherapy through publicly funded transport and radiotherapy at out of area facilities did not improve BCT uptake in a region where radiotherapy was locally available, albeit at cost to the user. Improving both affordability and convenience through the provision of local publicly funded radiotherapy increased BCT uptake. Service availability and affordability have long been recognised as important determinants of radiotherapy access. Our findings suggest that inconvenience may also influence radiotherapy utilisation.
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Authors
J. Lam, T. Cook, S. Foster, R. Poon, C. Milross, P. Sundaresan,