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Access to Care

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2018
More and more community cancer care centers are shifting the model of delivery. In two years, 423 individual clinic treatment sites have closed, 658 oncology practices have been acquired by hospital systems, and 359 practices have struggled financially.
openaire   +3 more sources

Clinical and Biological Features of Response in Resistant Neuroblastoma to 131I‐Metaiodobenzylguanidine Radiotherapy in the Anti‐GD2 Immunotherapy Era

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background 131I‐metaiodobenzylguanidine (131I‐MIBG) radiotherapy is a key treatment for relapsed and refractory (R/R) neuroblastoma (NB). Patients with R/R disease treated in the modern era are increasingly exposed to anti‐GD2 immunotherapy, which exerts selective pressure and may modify both tumor cell state and microenvironment.
Benjamin J. Lerman, Katherine K. Matthay, Fabienne Hollinger, Catriona Black, Ann A. Lazar, Miguel Pampaloni, Steven G. DuBois, Kieuhoa T. Vo   +7 more
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From HIV diagnosis to treatment: evaluation of a referral system to promote and monitor access to antiretroviral therapy in rural Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND: Individuals diagnosed with HIV in developing countries are not always successfully linked to onward treatment services, resulting in missed opportunities for timely initiation of antiretroviral therapy, or prophylaxis for opportunistic ...
Wringe, Alison, Alison Wringe, Mark Urassa, Kalluvya, Samuel, Busza, Joanna, Zaba, Basia, Nsigaye, Ray, Samuel Kalluvya, Ray Nsigaye, Urassa, Mark, Maria Roura, Joanna Busza, Basia Zaba, Roura, Maria   +13 more
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Hospitalization Through Families’ Eyes: Comparing Inpatient Care Quality for Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Cystic Fibrosis in Canada

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, inherited hemoglobinopathy that requires frequent hospitalization for disease‐related complications. Canadian data on inpatient care is limited. This study compared caregiver‐reported hospital experiences of children with SCD to those with cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic, autosomal recessive ...
Hailey M. Zwicker, Kyle Kemp, Perri Tutelman, Sharon H. J. Hou, Paul Fairie, Maria Santana, Gregory M. T. Guilcher, Taryn Fay‐McClymont, Glenda Bendiak, Wendy Pelletier, Nicola Wright, Fiona Schulte   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of Self and Caregiver Reports of Antiretroviral Treatment Adherence among Children and Adolescents Living with HIV in Western Kenya

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
Background Youth living with HIV with perinatal infection spend a lifetime taking antiretroviral treatment (ART) to suppress the virus, and face significant challenges to successfully maintaining ART adherence.
Emma Gillette MPH, Winstone Nyandiko MBChB, MMED, Aaron Baum PhD, Ashley Chory DrPH, MPH, Josephine Aluoch MS, Celestine Ashimosi, Janet Lidweye, Tabitha Njorge, Festus Sang, Jack Nyagaya, Michael Scanlon MS, MPH, Rachel Vreeman MD, MS   +11 more
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HIV Screening and Access to Care: Exploring the Impact of Policies on Access to and Provision of HIV Care

, 2011
With the widespread use of highly active anti-retroviral treatment (HAART), HIV has become a chronic, rather than a fatal, disease. But for their treatment to succeed, patients require uninterrupted care from a health care provider and uninterrupted ...
Institute , of Medicine, Committee on HIV Screening , and Access to Care   +1 more
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Venous Thromboembolism in Pediatric Bone Sarcoma Patients: A 10‐Year, Single‐Institution Experience Encompassing the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Osteosarcoma (OS) and Ewing sarcoma (EWS) are the most common primary bone cancers in children, but acute thrombosis is poorly characterized in this population. Our study evaluated the rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and associated risk factors in pediatric patients with bone sarcomas treated over a 10‐year period encompassing
Sarah Kappa, Shou Xu, Mark Zobeck, Sarah E. Sartain, Nino Rainusso, Lisa Wang, Nicole Montgomery, Paige Wheaton, Sarah Whittle   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving facility-level performance in primary healthcare system through strengthening management and financial resource utilization in Kano State, Nigeria

SSM - Health Systems
Background: Nigeria's Minimum Service Package (MSP) standards were developed to bolster Primary Health Care (PHC) and Universal Health Coverage. This study assesses the impact of an intervention to get PHC facilities in Kano State meet the MSP standard ...
Ashiru Adamu Abubakar, Abubakar Abba, Olufunke Fasawe, Tijjani Hussaini, Nasir Umar, Amina Bukari, Glory Ugochi, Aminu Kabara, Emma Bassey, Idris Nuhu Gaya, Briony Pasipanodya, Eoghan Brady, Jacob Novignon, Bashir Sunusi, Muhammad Auwal Ibrahim, Chloe Denavit, Owens Wiwa, Abubakar Yerima, Kabiru Gulma   +18 more
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Time Toxicity in Wilms Tumor: Quantifying the Burden of Healthcare Interaction in the First Year After Diagnosis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Wilms tumor (WT) treatment imposes a significant time burden on patients and their families. Time toxicity is a patient‐centered metric that quantifies the burden of healthcare interaction. We sought to define time toxicity in the first year after diagnosis of WT and hypothesized that it would increase as tumor stage and treatment ...
Caleb Q. Ashbrook, Veerain Gupta, Nicholas J. Clark, Vijay Rings, Lauren E. Corona, Douglass B. Clayton, Daniel J. Benedetti   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Access to Care [PDF]

North Carolina Medical Journal, 2002
JEANNE P. ALTIERI, STEVEN M. BRUCE, JAMES J. CRALL, STEPHEN A. EKLUND, JEFFREY L. PARRISH, DONALD A. SCHNEIDER, CONNIE M. VERHAGEN   +6 more
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