What The Study Did: Researchers found that among 16,000 patients with a new cancer diagnosis, those with the highest socioeconomic status were more likely to use telemedicine within 30 days of diagnosis and in subsequent months during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors: Ronald Chen, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.5784)
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