Rural Patients Who Miss Radiation Doses Are More Likely to Die From Cancer
Elisa Becze, BA, ELS, Editor
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Regardless of residence, nearly 25% of patients with cancer overall miss at least 10% of the doses in their radiation treatment plans—but the implications on outcomes are far greater for patients living in rural areas than their urban counterparts, according to new research findings published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.