Utilisation of Radiotherapy in Rural and Urban Areas in British Columbia Compared with Evidence-based Estimates of Radiotherapy Needs for Patients with Breast, Prostate and Lung Cancer

Radiotherapy rates vary between and within urban and rural areas in British Columbia. Radiotherapy rates for breast and lung cancer patients are higher, and closer to model estimates of need, in urban areas and short drive time areas. Radiotherapy rates do not vary with drive time or rural versus urban classification for patients with prostate cancer.