Cancer survivors with transportation barriers to care face risk for emergency room use and mortality

  • Date: 04/25/2023

New research from scientists at the American Cancer Society (ACS) and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has found delayed care due to lack of transportation is associated with increased emergency room (ER) use and mortality risk among adults with and without cancer history. Cancer survivors with transportation barriers had the highest risk. The study has been published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI).

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