Purpose Community hospitals play a critical role in cancer care delivery across the US but face challenges in providing needed services and specialized expertise. Cancer affiliate networks, i.e., formal/informal relationships between a large cancer center (hub) and community cancer centers (affiliates), can potentially improve quality in small hospitals where many Americans receive care. However, published descriptions of thes...

Purpose By requiring specific measures, cancer endorsements (e.g., accreditations, designations, certifications) promote high-quality cancer care. While 'quality' is the defining feature, less is known about how these endorsements consider equity. Given the inequities in access to high-quality cancer care, we assessed the extent to which equity structures, processes, and outcomes were required for cancer center endorsements. M...