Patient and Provider Perspectives on Barriers to Accessing Gynecologic Oncologists for Ovarian Cancer Surgical Care

Patient and Provider Perspectives on Barriers to Accessing Gynecologic Oncologists for Ovarian Cancer Surgical Care

Objective: National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines recommend that patients with ovarian cancer receive surgical care from a gynecologic oncologist. However, 15%?30% of patients with ovarian cancer do not receive surgical care from this specialist. The reasons for this remain unknown....

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Main Authors: Kristin Weeks, Michele West, Charles Lynch, Lisa Hunter, Chelsea Keenan, Savannah Borman, Megan McDonald, Mary Charlton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2020-12-01
Series:Women's Health Reports
Subjects:
gynecologic oncologist
ovarian cancer
surgical care
referral
rural
disparity
Online Access:https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/WHR.2020.0090

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