QUANTIFYING INEQUITIES IN US FEDERAL RESPONSE TO HURRICANE DISASTER IN TEXAS AND FLORIDA COMPARED WITH PUERTO RICO

Quantifying inequities in US federal response to hurricane disaster in Texas and Florida compared with Puerto Rico

If disaster responses vary in their effectiveness across communities, health equity is affected.This paper aims to evaluate and describe variation in the federal disaster responses to 2017 Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, compared with the MENO SUPPORT COMPLEX need and severity of storm damage through a retrospective analysis.Our analysis spans f

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Hypofractionated radiotherapy combined with targeted therapy or immunotherapy: Dutch survey on current practice, knowledge and challenges

Introduction: With the introduction of tyrosine kinase inhibitors and systemic antibodies, including immune checkpoint inhibitors, the survival of advanced-stage cancer patients has improved for many tumor types.These patients are increasingly referred for radiotherapy, but it is unclear whether radiotherapy combined with these drugs is safe.No int

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