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Newest firstTimeliness of therapy initiation is a fundamental determinant of outcomes for many medical conditions, most importantly, cancer. Yet, existing inefficiencies in healthcare systems mean that delays between diagnosis and treatment frequently adversely affect the clinical outcome for cancer patients. Although estimates of effects of lag time to therapy would be informative to policymakers considering resource allocat…
Open article record in new tab ↗IntroductionThere is a paucity of disaggregated data to monitor cancer health inequalities in Canada. We used data linkage to estimate site-specific cancer relative survival by race, immigration status, household income, and education level in Canada. MethodsWe pooled the Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohorts, which are linked datasets of 5.9 million respondents of the 2006 long-form census and 6.5 millio…
Open article record in new tab ↗ObjectivesThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected cancer care worldwide. This study aimed to estimate the long-term impacts of the pandemic on cancer incidence and mortality in Canada using a mathematical model. MethodsWe developed a stochastic microsimulation model to estimate the cancer care disruptions and its long-term impact on cancer incidence and mortality in Canada. The model reproduces cancer incidence, surviv…
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