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Date: Sep 2013
Comparison of risk behaviors, psychosocial factors, health outcomes, quality of life, and follow-up care for rural and urban cancer survivors and their counterparts without a cancer history. Includes statistical breakdown by type of cancer.
...cancer survivors and their counterparts without a cancer history. Includes statistical breakdown by type of cancer...
Date: Feb 11, 2026
An analysis published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons found that rural adults with colon or lung cancer who had surgery for cancer closer to their homes had similar outcomes to those who went to more distant urban facilities. The study provides preliminary evidence that complex surgery for some cancers can be performed and with good results at smaller community hospitals. Source: Medical Life Sciences News.
...cancer who had surgery for cancer closer to their homes had similar outcomes to those...
Date: Jan 2025
Examines the proximity to cancer rehabilitation and exercise oncology (CR/EO) programs and the health impacts of access. Utilizes 2020 American Community Survey (ACS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data to analyze 2,133 CR/EO programs, with breakdowns according to CR/EO distance, density, rural versus urban location, race/ethnicity, social deprivation index, U.S. region, and cancer incidence and mortality. Includes U.S. maps showing location of CR/EO programs and areas with or without proximity to programs.
...Cancer: An International Interdisciplinary Journal of the American Cancer Society, 131(1) 01/2025 Access · Cancer...
Date: Jun 2020
Explores financial burdens for women across racial categories associated with cancer diagnosis and treatment, including out-of-pocket costs, time away from work, and difficulty coordinating clinical care. Examines data from the Carolina Breast Cancer Study in 44 North Carolina counties to analyze financial implications when comparing rural-urban and racial categories.
...Cancer Institute, 112(6), 647-650 06/2020 Cancer · Employment and unemployment · Income · Rural-urban differences...
Date: Jan 2025
Examines cancer-related health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic via a June 2020-March 2021 survey of 21,911 people conducted through eight cancer centers. Includes demographic data, including rural-urban comparisons, on changes in physical activity, fruit and vegetable intake, smoking and tobacco use, and alcohol consumption.
...Cancer, 25, 50 01/2025 Alcohol use · Behavioral health · COVID-19 · Cancer · Food security and nutrition...
Reviewed: Oct 6, 2025
A community health worker initiative to improve the health of rural Appalachian Kentucky residents who have deficits in health resources and health status, including high levels of cancer, heart disease, hypertension, asthma, and diabetes.
...Cancer Screening Awareness Campaign in Appalachia Kentucky: the Terminate Lung Cancer (TLC) Study . Journal of Cancer...
Date: Dec 2018
Investigates the feasibility and effectiveness of Salud Es Vida, an educational group session led by promotoras focused on cervical cancer screening and increased cervical cancer knowledge among immigrant Hispanic/Latina women from farmworker environments. The intervention was conducted in four rural counties of Southeast Georgia and included the development of a toolkit offering a curriculum guide and class activities created in partnership with promotoras.
...cancer screening and increased cervical cancer knowledge among immigrant Hispanic/Latina women from farmworker environments. The intervention...
Date: Apr 2016
Study examining the association between median household income and the occurrence of breast and colorectal cancer in Texas. Addresses whether the risk of cancer is affected by demographic factors, including geographic location. Discusses differences for rural/urban areas and border counties.
...cancer in Texas. Addresses whether the risk of cancer is affected by demographic factors, including...
Date: May 2019
Study examining rates of cervical cancer treatment for patients in North Carolina, focusing on the role of geographic distance in healthcare disparities. Analyzes data for insured cervical cancer patients from 2004-2013, taken from a state registry. Discusses the differences in time between diagnosis and completion of concurrent chemoradiotherapy between rural and urban patients.
...Cancer Patients --- Study examining rates of cervical cancer treatment for patients in North Carolina, focusing...
Date: Aug 2023
Examines the perceptions of telehealth among prostate cancer survivors and considers its perceived usefulness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Analyzes survey data from 487 prostate cancer survivors according to age, race, education, income, rural-urban residence, and time of survey.
...Cancer Survivors --- Examines the perceptions of telehealth among prostate cancer survivors and considers its perceived...