New findings unveiled by the American Cancer Society indicates that lack of transportation is a contributing factor in delayed care for cancer survivors and subsequent visits to the emergency room. Led by Dr. Xuesong Han, scientific director of health services research at the American Cancer Society, 30,000 cancer survivors and 500,000 adults with no cancer history were observed from 2000-2018. The study revealed that "2.8% if cancer survivors and 1.7% if adults without a cancer history reported delays in care due to transportation barriers." The study authors thus emphasized the need to "mitigate transportation barriers in vulnerable cancer survivor communities."
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