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Date: Jun 2016
Analyzes county-specific median arsenic groundwater data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) with county-specific lung cancer mortality data from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from 1950 to 1979. Examines associations between arsenic in drinking water and lung cancer. Includes statistics on education, rurality, poverty, income, and other variables.
...cancer mortality data from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
Date: Jul 2019
Explores research methods for understanding differences in rural and urban cancer care, treatment, and symptom-based stressors. Discusses challenges in recruiting and retaining rural study participants and capturing differences between rural patients receiving local care and those receiving care in metro areas. Studies the severity of advanced cancer symptoms for 21 rural patients in Iowa, drawing data from patient surveys. Describes disparities in advanced cancer diagnosis and differences in treatment experiences.
...cancer diagnosis and differences in treatment experiences. --- Understanding Symptom Burden in Patients with Advanced Cancer...
Date: Oct 2020
Assesses cancer disparities in Wisconsin and discusses opportunities to address disparities through research and community partnerships. Includes county-level data on female breast and lung cancer mortality rates from 2008-2013 and 2012-2016 as well as cancer incidence rates from 2012-2016.
...Cancer Disparities in Wisconsin --- Assesses cancer disparities in Wisconsin and discusses opportunities to address disparities...
Date: Sep 2020
Examines cancers associated with the human papillomavirus (HPV) among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. Includes data by sex, cancer type, and region. Also includes data by cancer type for AI/AN compared to other populations.
...cancer type, and region. Also includes data by cancer type for AI/AN compared to other...
Date: Nov 2018
Details a study on a web-based post-diagnosis focus group for women with breast cancer. Bases findings on the perceptions of cancer survivors on the effectiveness of the focus group. Features the perceptions of 23 cancer survivors living in rural Nebraska.
...cancer. Bases findings on the perceptions of cancer survivors on the effectiveness of the focus...
Date: Oct 2024
Examines changes in cancer screening and diagnosis during the COVID-19 pandemic, utilizing 2000-2021 SEER Program data. Identifies trends in overall cancer incidence and diagnosis, and provides data on clinical and demographic disparities in diagnosis, including breakdowns by level of rurality. Discusses the significance of pandemic-influenced missed cancer diagnoses for underserved patients.
...Cancer Detection --- Examines changes in cancer screening and diagnosis during the COVID-19 pandemic, utilizing...
Date: Nov 2021
Examines 2005-2015 Tennessee Cancer Registry data of adults with prostate cancer to determine the relationship between population characteristics and prostate cancer treatment delay. Discusses geographic residence, insurance status, and social determinants of health (SDOH) such as race, marital status, and others. An urban versus rural breakdown is included.
...Cancer Treatment Delay in Tennessee: A Population-Based Study --- Examines 2005-2015 Tennessee Cancer Registry...
Reviewed: Aug 2026
Identifies high-risk counties in Arkansas for colorectal, cervical, and female breast cancer using 2009-2013 data to help target areas for cancer screening in order to improve early cancer detection and reduce deaths. Estimates expected cases using state demographics, rather than an age-specific nationwide standard.
...cancer using 2009-2013 data to help target areas for cancer screening in order to improve...
Date: Feb 2022
Presents an overview of data on cancer incidence and mortality, risk factors, screening, treatment, and outcomes by race and ethnicity. Discusses factors contributing to racial cancer disparities, including inequities in health coverage and access to care, and social and economic factors, among others. Includes data on cancer disparities in rural communities.
...Cancer Outcomes, Screening, and Treatment --- Presents an overview of data on cancer incidence and mortality...
Date: Dec 2019
Examines research methods in studies of rural cancer-related health behaviors and disparities, exploring the definition of "rural" in population-based national surveys, complications for rural cancer studies, and possible solutions to improve survey accuracy. Discusses prominent data sources, including the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), the Medical Expenditures Panel Survey (MEPS), and the National Cancer Institute's Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS), and examines use of these data sources in 68 published studies.
...Cancer Disparities --- Examines research methods in studies of rural cancer-related health behaviors and disparities...