Examining geographic accessibility to radiotherapy in Canada and Greenland for indigenous populations:Measuring inequities to inform solutions

• Published in: Radiotherapy and Oncology
• Main Authors: Chan, Jessica, Friborg, Jeppe, Zubizarreta, Eduardo, van Eck, Jan Willem, Hanna, Timothy P., Bourque, Jean Marc, Gaudet, Marc, Dennis, Kristopher, Olson, Robert, Coleman, C. Norman, Petersen, Alice J., Grau, Cai, Abdel-Wahab, May, Brundage, Michael, Slotman, Ben, Polo, Alfredo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Access; Canada; Geographic Information System; Greenland; Indigenous; Radiotherapy; Nuuk; Yellowknife; Iqaluit
• Online Access: https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/examining-geographic-accessibility-to-radiotherapy-in-canada-and-greenland-for-indigenous-populations(67ea1363-9d09-49c3-9128-83bbd1cfd323).html; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2020.01.023; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85079522421&partnerID=8YFLogxK

Background: A high cancer burden exists among indigenous populations worldwide. Canada and Greenland have similar geographic features that make health service delivery challenging. We sought to describe geographic access to radiotherapy for indigenous populations in both regions. Methods: We used ge...