Equitable access to cancer services

Equitable access to cancer services: A review of barriers to quality care.

BACKGROUND Barriers to cancer care have been documented in nearly all settings and populations; such barriers represent potentially avoidable morbidity or mortality. A conceptual framework was used to describe patient, provider, and system barriers to cancer services. METHODS A review of the English language literature on cancer care from 1980-1998 was conducted; key research was summarized f...

Access to Quality Cancer Care: Evaluating and Ensuring Equitable Services, Quality of Life, and Survival Report Submitted by:

Survey the Determinants of Access to Preventive Dental Services

Background and Aim: Military dentistry combines patient-centered care with public health views to create services agile and comprehensive. The effect of oral disease on military personnel can significantly damage the individual's operational ability. A significant concern of various countries in providing universal health coverage is access to dental services and oral health care, which require...

Equitable access to healthcare services and income replacement for cancer: is critical illness insurance a help or a hindrance?

Canada's publicly funded healthcare system ensures that medically necessary hospital and physician services are available without financial barriers, but not all community-based care is covered. Consequently, many patients experience financial shocks (FS) related to community-based healthcare services not funded by government, and perhaps also from lost income, a situation that may be difficult...

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