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Why is TECH-Net needed?
- Rapid and significant advances in cancer care do not reach poor and rural populations
- Cancer care is complex and involves multiple specialists and treatment protocols
- Health care systems in rural areas are poorly designed and fragmented
- The Midsouth population has significant unmet need in the area of cancer care
- High cancer prevalence
- Large minority population
- Socio-economically disadvantaged
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