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411. The Last Frontier: Innovative Efforts to Reduce Colorectal Cancer Disparities Among the Remote Alaska Native Population - Resources
Date: Mar 2012

Measures changes in rate of colorectal cancer screening among the Alaska Native population in rural and remote Alaska between 2005 and 2010. Reports the impact of intervention programs, such as itinerant endoscopy screening clinics and outreach by patient navigators, on rates of screenings.

...Cancer Disparities Among the Remote Alaska Native Population --- Measures changes in rate of colorectal cancer...

412. Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Access to Accredited Facilities for Cancer Treatment - Resources
Date: Dec 2024

Examines access to cancer care at accredited hospitals in Pennsylvania due to expanded coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Analyzes patient characteristics before and after ACA implementation, with breakdowns according to sex, age, race/ethnicity, area deprivation, and urban, large town, small town, or rural location, among other characteristics. Provides commentary on ACA impacts for patients in nonurban areas.

...Cancer Treatment --- Examines access to cancer care at accredited hospitals in Pennsylvania due to expanded...

413. Creating a Patient Navigation Model to Address Cervical Cancer Disparities in a Rural Hispanic Farmworker Community - Resources
Date: Nov 2012

Details a program to address cervical cancer disparities in rural Hispanic agricultural workers. Addresses specific barriers to preventive screenings, including awareness and knowledge of screening, cultural beliefs, cost, lack of health insurance, transportation, and child care.

...Cancer Disparities in a Rural Hispanic Farmworker Community --- Details a program to address cervical cancer...

414. Refinement of an Educational Toolkit to Promote Cervical Cancer Screening among Hispanic Immigrant Women in Rural Southern Georgia - Resources
Date: Nov 2012

Describes a collaborative project using promotoras to develop and refine a Spanish language educational flipchart promoting cervical cancer screening and related topics for low-income, Hispanic farmworker women in rural southeast Georgia.

...Cancer Screening among Hispanic Immigrant Women in Rural Southern Georgia --- Describes a collaborative project using...

415. Exceptional Survival Among Kentucky Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients: Appalachian Versus Non-Appalachian Populations - Resources
Date: Jan 2022

Explores a study on rates of exceptional survival (5 years or more post-diagnosis) of stage IV lung cancer patients in Appalachian and non-Appalachian Kentucky. Breaks down data by insurance type, treatment type, and length of survival, among other measures.

...Cancer Patients: Appalachian Versus Non-Appalachian Populations --- Explores a study on rates of exceptional survival...

416. The Rural Household Production of Health Approach: Applying Lessons from Zambia to Rural Cancer Disparities in the U.S. - Resources
Date: Jan 2022

Examines the household production of health approach (HHPH) to understand how rural populations allocate resources when seeking medical treatment. Discusses how this approach can yield new understandings of rural cancer research in the U.S. that considers people's familial and cultural realities. Focuses on responsibilities in the household, particularly for women, as they relate to healthcare access.

...Cancer Disparities in the U.S. --- Examines the household production of health approach (HHPH) to understand...

417. Forging a New Frontier: Providing Palliative Care to People with Cancer in Rural and Remote Areas - Resources
Date: Mar 2020

Shares the results of a literature review examining barriers and challenges related to integrating palliative and cancer care in rural and remote areas.

...Cancer in Rural and Remote Areas --- Shares the results of a literature review examining barriers...

418. The Impact of Preventive Screening Resource Distribution on Geographic and Population-based Disparities in Colorectal Cancer in Mississippi - Resources
Date: Sep 2015

Reports on a study examining the geographic distribution and resulting disparities of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening resources and CRC outcomes in rural and urban Mississippi.

...Cancer in Mississippi --- Reports on a study examining the geographic distribution and resulting disparities of colorectal...

419. Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Incidence among Asian and Pacific Islander Populations in Guam, Hawai'i, and the United States - Resources
Date: Feb 2024

Presents a study on the rates of colorectal cancer among Native Hawaiian, Filipino, and CHamoru populations living in the mainland U.S., Hawaii, and Guam. Breaks down data by sex, location, and age. Details incidence over time from 2000 to 2019.

...Cancer Incidence among Asian and Pacific Islander Populations in Guam, Hawai'i, and the United...

420. Baseline Estimates of Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Adults Aged 45 to 75 Years, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022 - Resources
Date: Aug 2025

Examines colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates for adults aged 45 to 75. Utilizes 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey data to analyze CRC screening status according to respondent demographics, income, access to healthcare and health plans, and metro versus nonmetro location.

...Cancer Screening Among Adults Aged 45 to 75 Years, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022 --- Examines...