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411. The Role of Health Literacy and Communication Habits on Previous Colorectal Cancer Screening among Low-Income and Uninsured Patients - Resources
Date: Feb 2015

Presents an analysis of a survey of low-income uninsured patients in rural and urban areas who received financial help for a colonoscopy in a primary care clinic to identify any significant relationships between limited health literacy, communication skills, and adherence to colorectal cancer screening guidelines.

...cancer screening guidelines. --- The Role of Health Literacy and Communication Habits on Previous Colorectal Cancer...

412. Rural-Urban Difference in Female Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Missouri - Resources
Date: Jul 2015

Analyzes and compares the effect of geographic distance and access to a mammography healthcare facility on late detection of breast cancer diagnosis in women residing in rural and urban Missouri.

...Cancer Diagnosis in Missouri --- Analyzes and compares the effect of geographic distance and access to a mammography...

413. Cervical Cancer in Arkansas Update - Resources
Date: Apr 2023

Offers surveillance data for cervical cancer in Arkansas. Discusses risk factors, screening recommendations, mortality, vaccination, and Arkansas-specific trends over time. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.

...Cancer in Arkansas Update --- Offers surveillance data for cervical cancer in Arkansas. Discusses risk factors...

414. 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...

415. Trends in Active Surveillance for Men With Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer - Resources
Date: Aug 2024

Results of a study of 289,584 patients diagnosed with intermediate-risk prostate cancer from 2010-2020. Examines factors contributing to the likelihood of active surveillance, including place of residence. Features statistics including demographics with breakdowns by metropolitan, urban, or rural area.

...Cancer --- Results of a study of 289,584 patients diagnosed with intermediate-risk prostate cancer...

416. Three Large Scale Surveys Highlight the Complexity of Cervical Cancer Under-Screening Among Women 45-65 Years of Age in the United States - Resources
Date: Jan 2020

Examines cervical cancer screening rates based on data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the Health Center Patient Survey, and the Health Information National Trends Survey. Discusses demographics, including rural and urban location, and screening rates by age, location, education level, race and ethnicity, and insurance coverage.

...Cancer Under-Screening Among Women 45-65 Years of Age in the United States --- Examines...

417. Cervical Cancer Screening Among Medicaid Patients During Natural Disasters and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Puerto Rico, 2016 to 2020 - Resources
Date: 2021

Evaluates the ability of healthcare providers to conduct cervical cancer screenings in Puerto Rico during the aftermath of a natural disaster. Compares rates of screening from January of 2016 to June of 2020 and correlates those rates with hurricanes Irma and Maria, the 2019-2020 earthquakes, and the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown.

...Cancer Screening Among Medicaid Patients During Natural Disasters and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Puerto...

418. Advocate-BREAST: Advocates and Patients' Advice to Enhance Breast Cancer Care Delivery, Patient Experience and Patient Centered Research by 2025 - Resources
Date: Aug 2024

Examines breast cancer (BC) survivor experiences with BC care delivery, education, and support received. Analyzes 2,437 responses from a 2021 survey of patients in the Mayo Clinic Breast Disease Registry, with data breakdowns of respective patient perspectives, concerns, and symptoms by sociodemographic variables, including rural versus urban location.

...Cancer Care Delivery, Patient Experience and Patient Centered Research by 2025 --- Examines breast cancer (BC) survivor...

419. Barriers to Palliative and Hospice Care Utilization in Older Adults with Cancer: A Systematic Review - Resources
Date: Jan 2020

Shares the results of a literature review analyzing various sociodemographic variables, including rural residence, to describe challenges older adults with cancer experience when accessing hospice and palliative care services.

...Cancer: A Systematic Review --- Shares the results of a literature review analyzing various sociodemographic variables...

420. State of Geographic Access to Cancer Treatment Trials in the United States: Are Studies Located Where Patients Live? - Resources
Date: Oct 2024

Examines disparities in geographic access to cancer clinical trials through an analysis of trial availability at the county level and drive time to reach available trials. Includes data on demographics and other characteristics of high and low access counties, including metropolitan-nonmetropolitan comparisons. Provides color-coded maps showing access at the county and state levels.

...Cancer Treatment Trials in the United States: Are Studies Located Where Patients Live? --- Examines disparities...