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| ISSN |
1948-5204 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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© The Author(s) 2025. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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| Publisher |
Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
| Category |
Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
| Manuscript Type |
Retrospective Cohort Study |
| Article Title |
Medical travel patterns for hepatocellular carcinoma treatment in South Korea: National Health Insurance data from 2013 to 2021
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Unsolicited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Sungmin Kim, Naeun Kim, Hyung-Sik Lee, Mina Kim, Hoseob Kim and Youngmin Choi |
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Grant Number |
| Dong-A University Research Fund |
20230598 |
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| Corresponding Author |
Youngmin Choi, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Daesingongwon-ro 26, Seo-gu, Busan 49201, South Korea. cymin00@dau.ac.kr |
| Key Words |
Hepatocellular carcinoma; Medical travel; Regional disparities; National Health Insurance Service; Healthcare centralization |
| Core Tip |
This nationwide retrospective cohort study examined domestic medical travel patterns among patients newly diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma in South Korea. Despite universal health insurance and open provider access, over half of the patients with hepatocellular carcinoma traveled to the capital for initial treatment. Younger age, higher income, and residence in non-capital regions were key drivers of medical travel. These findings highlighted the persistent regional disparities and indicate that policy efforts to strengthen regional cancer centers should be made to ensure geographically equitable access to specialized care. |
| Publish Date |
2025-09-15 08:37 |
| Citation |
<p>Kim S, Kim N, Lee HS, Kim M, Kim H, Choi Y. Medical travel patterns for hepatocellular carcinoma treatment in South Korea: National Health Insurance data from 2013 to 2021. <i>World J Gastrointest Oncol</i> 2025; 17(9): 109060</p> |
| URL |
https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v17/i9/109060.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v17.i9.109060 |
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