About The Study: This cohort study found that using decentralization through telemedicine and local care may substantially reduce cancer care’s greenhouse gas emissions; this corresponds to small reductions in human mortality.
About The Study: This cohort study found that using decentralization through telemedicine and local care may substantially reduce cancer care’s greenhouse gas emissions; this corresponds to small reductions in human mortality.
Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Gregory A. Abel, M.D., M.P.H., email gregory_abel@dfci.harvard.edu.
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(doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.2744)
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Nathaniel Bowman. "Assessing the environmental and downstream human health impacts of decentralizing cancer care." Scienmag, 3 June 2024, https://scienmag.com/assessing-the-environmental-and-downstream-human-health-impacts-of-decentralizing-cancer-care/. Accessed 3 September 2026.
Nathaniel Bowman. "Assessing the environmental and downstream human health impacts of decentralizing cancer care." Scienmag. June 3, 2024. https://scienmag.com/assessing-the-environmental-and-downstream-human-health-impacts-of-decentralizing-cancer-care/
