Website Search Results for: cancer
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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...
Date: Sep 2015
Highlights the impact of rurality affecting the care of rural cancer patients and healthcare providers treating cancer patients. Discussion includes the availability of cancer specialists, limited transportation services, lower socioeconomic status, health insurance coverage, less access to clinical trials, and the shortage of palliative and end-of-life staff and services.
...cancer patients and healthcare providers treating cancer patients. Discussion includes the availability of cancer specialists...
Date: Aug 2024
Examines likelihood of receiving guideline-concordant care and risk of mortality for Black patients with colon cancer at Commission on Cancer (CoC) accredited hospitals relative to non-CoC accredited hospitals. Utilizes 2019-2020 United States Cancer Statistics database data. Includes data on the association between patient characteristics, including rurality, and attendance at accredited versus nonaccredited hospitals.
...cancer at Commission on Cancer (CoC) accredited hospitals relative to non-CoC accredited hospitals. Utilizes...
Date: Mar 2014
Identifies barriers to receiving preventive oral cancer screenings for African Americans living in rural Florida. Includes data on education level, insurance, knowledge of oral cancer, and previous oral cancer screening by sex. Covers barriers related to knowledge, social attention, and resources such as transportation, convenience, and cost.
...Cancer among Rural Black Americans --- Identifies barriers to receiving preventive oral cancer screenings for African...
Date: Dec 2023
Presents a study on the geographic barriers to accessing cancer trials faced by rural veterans. Explored the availability of cancer trials based on rurality and highlights clinical trial deserts. Breaks down demographic data by sex, cancer type, and rurality, among other measures.
...cancer trials faced by rural veterans. Explored the availability of cancer trials based on rurality...
Date: 2021
Identifies the populations within the state of Oklahoma at highest risk for breast and cervical cancer. Includes statistics by county on the incidence and mortality due to breast and cervical cancer. Identifies priority strategies and new technologies occurring statewide to ensure access to screening services as well as diagnostic and treatment services. Offers recommendations for funding, cost reduction strategies, and additional efforts supporting the prevention and screening for breast and cervical cancer.
...cancer. --- Oklahoma Breast & Cervical Cancer Annual Report 2021 Identifies the populations within the state of Oklahoma...
Reviewed: Aug 2025
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: Jul 2024
Results of a study to test the feasibility, acceptability, and changes in pain outcomes from exposure to the Cancer Health Empowerment for Living without Pain, an intervention designed to help patients' communicate effectively with their clinicians. Uses data from interviews with 30 older adults with cancer who were residing in a noninstitutional rural setting and receiving outpatient care at a rural-based clinic in Tennessee in May 2022. Features demographics and statistics on type and stage of cancer.
...cancer. --- Improving Pain Self-Management Among Rural Older Adults With Cancer Results of a study...
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: Aug 2023
Analyzes cancer mortality rates over a 20-year period to observe rural versus urban disparities. Utilizes National Center for Health Statistics data with rural versus urban data breakdowns by type of cancer, race/ethnicity, and sex.
...cancer, race/ethnicity, and sex. --- Disparities in Cancer Mortality Patterns: A Comprehensive Examination of U.S. Rural...