Study Finds Wildfires Pose Challenges to Cancer Care (IMAGE)

American Cancer Society

Study Finds Wildfires Pose Challenges to Cancer Care

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 A new national study led by American Cancer Society researchers finds patients whose facility was impacted by a wildfire disaster during recovery from lung cancer surgery had longer length of stay (LOS) than similar patients treated at the same facility, but at times when no disaster occurred.

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