Table 2 Key Findings for the influence of time and distance to cancer treatment centre on chemotherapy access

Campbell ‘02 [29]

Medians and interquartile range shown. No unadjusted ORs presented.

Lung Cancer:

P value (global)

≤5 km: 1.0

0.299

6-37 km: 1.38 (0.61 to 3.14)

P value (trend)

38-57 km: 1.93 (0.98 to 3.83)

0.166

≥58 km: 1.43 (0.71 to 2.85)

Colorectal Cancer:

P value (global)

≤5 km: 1.0

0.578

6-37 km: 1.27 (0.66 to 2.45)

P value (trend)

38-57 km: 0.91 (0.48 to 1.73)

0.517

≥58 km: 1.37 (0.74 to 2.53)

Crawford ‘12 [40]

Not shown

Rectal

Not stated

Quartile 1: 1.0

Quartile 2: 0.702 (0.299 to 1.647)

Quartile 3: 0.858 (0.402 to 1.833)

Quartile 4: 1.058 (0.521 to 2.149)

Colonic

Quartile 1: 1.0

Quartile 2: 1.310 (0.730 to 2.352)

Quartile 3: 0.941 (0.540 to 1.639)

Quartile 4: 1.024 (0.617 to 1.697)

*adjusted for age and sex for stage 4 rectal cancer and colonic cancer

Crawford ‘09 [36]

Not shown

Quartile 1: 1

-

Quartile 2: 1.14 (0.96 to 1.34)

Not stated

Quartile 3: 1.31 (1.11 to 1.55)

Q3 P < 0.01

Quartile 4: 1.12 (0.95 to 1.32)

Not stated

Jones ’08 [31]

Not shown

Breast

Quartile 1: 1.0

-

Quartile 2: 1.1 (0.95 to 1.2)

Not stated

Quartile 3: 1.1 (1.0 to 1.2)

Q3 P < 0.05

Quartile 4: 0.977 (0.89 to 1.1)

Not stated

Colon

Quartile 1: 1.0

-

Quartile 2: 1.1 (0.95 to 1.2)

Not stated

Quartile 3: 0.89 (0.79 to 1.0)

Not stated

Quartile 4: 0.882 (0.78 to 1.0)

Not stated

Rectum

Quartile 1: 1.0

-

Quartile 2: 1.1 (0.97 to 1.3)

Not stated

Quartile 3: 1.1 (0.94 to 1.3)

Not stated

Quartile 4: 0.828 (0.72 to 0.96)

Q4 P < 0.01

Lung

Quartile 1: 1.0

-

Quartile 2: 0.98 (0.88 to 1.1)

Not stated

Quartile 3: 0.97 (0.88 to 1.1)

Not stated

Quartile 4: 0.703 (0.63 to 0.79)

Q4 P < 0.01

Ovary

Quartile 1: 1.0

-

Quartile 2: 1.0 (0.86 to 1.2)

Not stated

Quartile 3: 0.99 (0.84 to 1.2)

Not stated

Quartile 4: 1.0 (0.88 to 1.2)

Not stated