Time to Diagnosis and Treatment with Palliative Radiotherapy among Inuit Patients with Cancer from the Arctic Territory of Nunavut, Canada

The cancer burden among Circumpolar Inuit is high. Palliative radiotherapy is a mainstay treatment for controlling symptoms of advanced cancers, but Inuit are required to travel far distances to access this service. Access to palliative radiotherapy and time away from home communities have not been explored among this population. We sought to describe the time intervals from symptom onset to the start of palliative radiotherapy among Canadian Inuit patients treated at The Ottawa Hospital (TOH).

Source: Clinical Oncology - July 18, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: J. Chan, K. Linden, C. McGrath, J. Renaud, P. Doering, S. MacDonald, M. Gaudet, J.R. Pantarotto, T. Asmis, B. Slotman, K. Dennis Tags: Original Article Source Type: research