Patient and Provider Perspectives on Barriers to Accessing Gynecologic Oncologists for Ovarian Cancer Surgical Care

• Main Authors: Kristin Weeks (Author), Michele West (Author), Charles Lynch (Author), Lisa Hunter (Author), Chelsea Keenan (Author), Savannah Borman (Author), Megan McDonald (Author), Mary Charlton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Mary Ann Liebert, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines recommend that patients with ovarian cancer receive surgical care from a gynecologic oncologist. However, 15%?30% of patients with ovarian cancer do not receive surgical care from this specialist. The reasons for this remain unknown....