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411. Motivators, Barriers, and Facilitators to Traveling to the Safest Hospitals in the United States for Complex Cancer Surgery - Resources
Date: Nov 2018

Results of a nationally representative survey conducted in January 2018, in which 1,016 adults were asked what factors they would consider when deciding whether to seek cancer treatment at their local hospital or at a specialized facility an hour or more away from their home. Table 1 features demographic information including breakdowns by metropolitan or nonmetropolitan residence.

...Cancer Surgery --- Results of a nationally representative survey conducted in January 2018, in which 1,016 adults...

412. Rural-Urban Differences in the Prevalence of Chronic Pain Among Adult Cancer Survivors - Resources
Date: Dec 2025

Examines chronic pain differences among rural and urban cancer survivors, using data from the 2019-2021 and 2023 National Health Interview Survey. Features demographics and statistics with breakdowns by rural and urban areas.

...Cancer Survivors --- Examines chronic pain differences among rural and urban cancer survivors, using data from...

413. Challenges and Opportunities for Lung Cancer Screening in Rural America - Resources
Date: Apr 2019

Examines 2015 data from the National Health Interview Survey to explore rural versus urban and geographic differences in low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening for lung cancer. Includes discussion on barriers to providing LDCT screening for rural populations.

...Cancer Screening in Rural America --- Examines 2015 data from the National Health Interview Survey to explore...

414. Geographic, Racial, and Sex Disparities in Time to Treatment for Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer - Resources
Date: Mar 2026

Research letter analyzes how timely treatment initiation differs among adults with early-onset colorectal cancer by four levels of rurality, sex, and race/ethnicity, using 2006-2020 SEER Program data.

...Cancer --- Research letter analyzes how timely treatment initiation differs among adults with early-onset colorectal...

415. Rural–Urban Differences in Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screening among US Women, 2014-2019 - Resources
Date: Sep 2022

Analyzes disparities in breast and colorectal cancer screening in rural and urban women aged 50-74 in the U.S. using 2014-2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data. Includes demographic breakdowns by age, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, education level, income, marital status, health behaviors, and reported access to healthcare.

...Cancer Screening among US Women, 2014-2019 --- Analyzes disparities in breast and colorectal cancer screening...

416. Promoting Colorectal Cancer Screening Through a New Model of Delivering Rural Primary Care in the USA: A Qualitative Study - Resources
Date: Mar 2017

Results of a study conducted in Nebraska, to explore ways in which colorectal cancer screening can be promoted by rural primary care clinics participating in an Accountable Care Organization. Features statistics including participants' sex, job, and breakdowns by three levels of rurality.

...Cancer Screening Through a New Model of Delivering Rural Primary Care in the USA: A Qualitative...

417. Factors Associated With Geographic Disparities in Gastrointestinal Cancer Mortality in the United States - Resources
Date: Aug 2022

Examines modifiable and nonmodifiable factors related to county-level mortality from esophageal, gastric, pancreatic, and colorectal cancers. Provides county-level U.S. maps and breaks down data by sex, race, health behaviors, income, insurance status, travel time and specialist density, screening rates, and location by large metropolitan, small metropolitan, and rural.

...Cancer Mortality in the United States --- Examines modifiable and nonmodifiable factors related to county-level...

418. Palliative Care Specialist Use Among Medicare Decedents Who Had Poor-Prognosis Cancers - Resources
Date: Jul 2025

Examines demographic variation in specialty palliative care (PC) use, utilizing data of all Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries who died from poor-prognosis cancers between 2018 and 2023. See Figure 3 for data on associations between rural or urban populations, among other factors, and PC use.

...Cancers --- Examines demographic variation in specialty palliative care (PC) use, utilizing data of all Medicare...

419. Impact of Social Vulnerability on Comorbid Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in the United States - Resources
Date: Sep 2022

Examines racial and social disparities as related to cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. Utilizes 2015-2019 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER) database to analyze mortality rates and 2014-2018 data from the CDC's Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to estimate the respective county-level social vulnerability index (SVI). Includes demographic breakdowns of mortality rates according to age, sex, race/ethnicity, and large metropolitan, medium small metropolitan, or micropolitan/noncore (nonmetropolitan) location.

...Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in the United States --- Examines racial and social disparities as related...

420. Formative Evaluation of Colorectal Cancer Screening Practices at Two Hawaiʻi Rural Community Health Centers and One Urban Hospital - Resources
Date: Oct 2023

Reports on colorectal cancer screening (CRCS) practices in 2 rural community health centers and 1 urban hospital in Hawaii. Covers types of intervention provided, barriers and facilitators of CRCS, and recommendations for increasing CRCS. Identifies challenges related to rural access to care.

...Cancer Screening Practices at Two Hawaiʻi Rural Community Health Centers and One Urban Hospital --- Reports...