Experiences of Inuit in Canada who travel from remote settings for cancer care and impacts on decision making

Experiences of Inuit in Canada who travel from remote settings for cancer care and impacts on decision making

Abstract Background Inuit experience the highest cancer mortality rates from lung cancer in the world with increasing rates of other cancers in addition to other significant health burdens. Inuit who live in remote areas must often travel thousands of kilometers to large urban centres in southern Ca...

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Main Authors: Janet Jull, Amanda J. Sheppard, Alex Hizaka, Inuit Medical Interpreter Team, Gwen Barton, Paula Doering, Danielle Dorschner, Nancy Edgecombe, Megan Ellis, Ian D. Graham, Mara Habash, Gabrielle Jodouin, Lynn Kilabuk, Theresa Koonoo, Carolyn Roberts, Mamisarvik Healing Centre Team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Shared decision making
Cancer care
Rural and remote
Urban
Inuit
Indigenous
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06303-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06303-9

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