Effect of Regionalization of Endometrial Cancer Care on Site of Care and Patient Travel

Complex oncologic surgeries, including those for endometrial cancer, have been increasingly concentrated to higher volume centers, owing to previous research that has demonstrated associations between higher surgical volume and improved outcomes. There is a potential for concentration of care to have unwanted consequences, including cost burden, delayed treatment, patient dissatisfaction, and possibly worse clinical outcomes, especially for more vulnerable populations.

Source: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology - July 21, 2019 Category: OBGYN Authors: Anne Knisely, Yongmei Huang, Alexander Melamed, Ana I. Tergas, Caryn M. St. Clair, June Y. Hou, Fady Khoury-Collado, Cande V. Ananth, Alfred I. Neugut, Dawn L. Hershman, Jason D. Wright Tags: Original Research: Gynecology Source Type: research