THE "NEW" PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK

Readers who are interested in a current assessment of issues affecting the quality of (and access to) prostate cancer care services for those living in rural communities across America may want to download and review the two articles listed below.

• Charlton et al. (“Challenges of rural cancer care in the United States“) have offered a sound, basic overview of this topic that touches on the majority of important and relevant issues.
• Heifetz (“County docs with city technology can address rural cancer care disparities“), in commenting on the above-mentioned article by Charlton et al., addresses how modern technology can be used to address at least some of the challenges identified by Charlton and her colleagues, and does this based on his experience in developing the Tahoe Forest Cancer Program in Lake Tahoe, California.

Both articles were published in the September issue of Oncology.

Filed under: Diagnosis, Living with Prostate Cancer, Management | Tagged: access, care, quality, rural |