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411. Understanding Lung Cancer Resources and Barriers Among Worksites with Mostly Male Employees in Eight Rural Kentucky Counties: A Focus Group Discussion - Resources
Date: 2019

Reports on focus groups examining lung cancer resources and related obstacles in 8 rural counties of Kentucky. Discussions focused on available resources and services; how men might use or learn about services; issues preventing men from accessing or learning about services; and more.

...Cancer Resources and Barriers Among Worksites with Mostly Male Employees in Eight Rural Kentucky Counties...

412. Rural Adults' Perceptions of Nutrition Recommendations for Cancer Prevention: Contradictory and Conflicting Messages - Resources
Date: Nov 2023

Explores perceptions of web-based nutrition recommendations for colorectal cancer (CRC) prevention, utilizing interview data from 48 rural men and women aged 50 to 73 who participated in a CRC prevention intervention. Identifies challenges related to contradictory recommendations, cultural and dietary preferences, and information gaps. Includes discussion of factors promoting CRC screening.

...Cancer Prevention: Contradictory and Conflicting Messages --- Explores perceptions of web-based nutrition recommendations for colorectal...

413. 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...

414. Cancer-Related Beliefs and Perceptions in Appalachia: Findings from 3 States - Resources
Date: Mar 2019

Highlights a study on the beliefs and perceptions about cancer held by people in Appalachia. Bases conclusions on the results of a survey of rural Appalachian counties in Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

...Cancer-Related Beliefs and Perceptions in Appalachia: Findings from 3 States --- Highlights a study on the beliefs...

415. Increasing Cervical Cancer Screening in the United States - Mexico Border Region - Resources
Date: 2014

Discusses the effects of an intervention delivered by community health workers (CHWs), or Promotores de Salud, on cervical cancer screening rates for Hispanic women in the rural border area of New Mexico who were out of compliance with the recommended screening guidelines.

...Cancer Screening in the United States - Mexico Border Region --- Discusses the effects of an intervention...

416. Rural-Urban Differences in the Association Between Individual, Facility, and Clinical Characteristics and Travel Time for Cancer Treatment - Resources
Date: Feb 2020

Examines the association of patient, facility, and clinical characteristics with round trip travel times for all types of cancer patients living in rural and urban areas with the objective to help providers understand which patients may be most in need of resources to assist with travel.

...Cancer Treatment --- Examines the association of patient, facility, and clinical characteristics with round trip travel...

417. Mortality-to-Incidence Ratios by U.S. Congressional District: Implications for Epidemiologic, Dissemination and Implementation Research, and Public Health Policy - Resources
Date: Dec 2019

Analyzes congressional district-specific mortality-to-incidence ratios (MIR) between 2011 and 2015 for all cancers and for cancers of breast, cervix, colorectal, esophagus, lung, oral, pancreas, and prostate cancers. Compares MIRs across regions, state Medicaid expansion status, race, and rurality. Discusses implications for policymakers and researchers.

...cancers and for cancers of breast, cervix, colorectal, esophagus, lung, oral, pancreas, and prostate cancers...

418. Testing to Prevent Colon Cancer: Results from a Rural Community Intervention - Resources
Date: Nov 2013

Examines the use of a discrete choice experiment (DCE) to learn about how individuals with public or no insurance and low-incomes in rural North Carolina value different aspects of colorectal cancer (CRC) screenings. Includes statistics on DCE participants, such as education, income, employment, insurance, assistance needed with written materials, and agreement on CRC screening attributes.

...Cancer: Results from a Rural Community Intervention --- Examines the use of a discrete choice experiment...

419. Improving Health in the Mississippi Delta through Powerful Engagement - Resources
Date: Oct 2017

Describes financial, educational, and healthcare challenges experienced by residents in the Mississippi Delta. Discusses the Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation, a cancer awareness and prevention program working in rural, African American communities to create a network focused on education, outreach, and advocacy related to cancer.

...Cancer Foundation, a cancer awareness and prevention program working in rural, African American communities to create...

420. 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...