Research question: | Location | Author | Sample size | Cancer type | Study years | Review type | Endpoint/Question | ||
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Y | N | N | Australia | Baade | 6848 | CRCc | 1996–2006 | Population based | Disease free survival |
Y | N | N | Scotland | Campbell | 1314 | CRC/Lung | 1995–1996 | Historical cohort | Time between referral and treatment |
Y | N | N | USA | Dragun | 11,914 | Breast | 1998–2007 | Retrospective chart | Radiotherapy utilisation after breast surgery |
Y | N | N | Canada | French | Unclear | Any | 1986–1999 | Cancer registry | Utilization of radiotherapy by geography |
Y | N | N | Canada | Lengoc | 1001a | Any | Population based | Factors influencing referral patterns from family doctors | |
Y | N | N | USA | Martinez | 7509 | Breast | 2000–2006 | Database | Radiotherapy utilisation in rural versus metro regions |
Y | N | N | USA | Schroen | 11,597 | Breast | 1996–2000 | Cancer registry | Utilisation by distance to radiotherapy facility |
Y | N | Y | Canada | Billar | 180,219 | Breast | 2000–2009 | Database | Radiotherapy utilisation for early stage breast cancer |
Y | N | Y | Australia | Clavarino | 47 | Any | 1999–2000 | Cross sectional | Impact of traveling on cancer patients and their carers |
Y | N | Y | USA | Freeman | 5541 | Breast | 1998–2007 | Retrospective chart | Surgical and radiotherapy choices for breast cancer patients |
Y | N | Y | Australia | Hegney | 17 | Any | 2001 | Population based | Burden of travel/accomodation/finances/psychology on ones care |
Y | N | Y | Australia | Roder | 30,299 | Breast | 1998–2010 | Database | Factors influencing treatment decisions for breast cancer in remote Australia |
Y | N | Y | USA | Schootman | 6988 | Breast | 1991–1996 | Database | Breast radiotherapy utilisation for rural women |
Y | N | Y | Australia | Sharma | 1423 | Breast/prostate | 2010–2013 | Database | Influenc of change in distance by opening a radiotherapy facility |
Y | N | Y | Australia | Zucca | 1453 | 8 commonest | Population based | Travel burden and financial difficulties on treatment decisions | |
Y | Y | N | USA | Baldwin | 27,143 | CRC | 1992–1996 | Database | How distance to facility influences outcome |
Y | Y | N | Australia | Barton | 26,081 | Any | 1996–1998 | Population based | Radiotherapy utilisation in NSW |
Y | Y | Y | USA | Cetnar | 1169 | Prostate | 2004–2009 | Patterns of Care | How geography influences patterns of prostate radiotherapy utilisation |
Y | Y | N | Canada | Roberts | 8000 | Any | 2002 | Cross sectional | Economic influences for the delivery of radiotherapy |
Y | Y | N | Canada | Tyldesley | 90,358 | Breast/lung/prostate | 1997–2007 | Cancer registry | Cancer incidence versus radiotherapy utilisation in rural areas |
Y | Y | N | Australia | Underhill | 161b | Any | 2005 | Cross sectional | Influence of distance to radiotherapy service in regional Australia |
N | Y | N | USA | Stafford | 266 | Breast | 1990–1992 | Population based | Influence of education of specialists and patients on treatment options |
N | N | Y | Australia | Henry | 1778 | Any | 2009 | Retrospective chart | Radiotherapy utilisation variation by distance from radiotherapy centre |
N | N | Y | USA | Wheeler | 1938 | Breast | 2003–2005 | Database | Influence of distance on treatment decisions |
N | N | Y | USA | Celaya | 2861 | Breast | 1998–2001 | Database | Influence of distance to facility and season on treatment decisions |