Variations in the Distance Traveled by Patients With Rectal Cancer to Receive Care and Its Association With Outcomes.

The median distance traveled was 13 miles (IQR 5.7 31.4).

Travel distance significantly varied by patient demographics, but not by tumor characteristics.

Longer travel was noted among patients of <50 y, American Indians, patients with a Charlson score of 0, lower income, private or Medicare insurance, treated at academic centers, or living in rural areas.

Longer travel was not significantly associated with lower rates of conversion to laparotomy, 30-d mortality, or higher lymph node yield.