National practice patterns of proton versus photon therapy in the treatment of adult patients with primary brain tumors in the United States.

CONCLUSIONS: There are several significant socioeconomic variables that influence receipt of proton therapy for primary brain tumors. Although not implying causation, the socioeconomic findings discovered herein should be taken into account when delivering cancer care to all patients. PMID: 30280620 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Acta Oncologica - October 3, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Ryckman JM, Ganesan V, Kusi Appiah A, Zhang C, Verma V Tags: Acta Oncol Source Type: research