New study shows people with advanced cancers more likely to use palliative care if providers are close to home

 A new study conducted by researchers at the American Cancer Society and presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual symposium (October 27-28, 2023) has found that U.S. adults "with stage IV cancer living in nonmetropolitan, socioeconomically deprived areas, the southern U.S., or being treated at community facilities had lower accessibility to palliative care physicians than their counterparts in other areas."  The study, conducted on 333,000 adults with stage IV cancer in 2018-2019, found a correlation between geographic accessibility to palliative care providers and the timeliness of quality care received.   

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