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Date: Aug 2024
Presents a study exploring patient-sharing network characteristics associated with delays in treatment for breast cancer patients. Discusses factors that affect surgeon and care team patient-sharing networks that can lead to delays in surgeries and post-surgical treatments. Highlights the role rurality plays in the structure and delays within patient-sharing networks.
...Cancer Treatment --- Presents a study exploring patient-sharing network characteristics associated with delays in treatment...
Date: Aug 2023
Examines factors related to the testing of receptors that aid in accurate prognosis and treatment of patients with invasive breast cancer. Analyzes patient data of 321,913 women for missing components of receptor status (MCRS) according to patient and clinical characteristics, such as age at diagnosis, race, insurance status, rural versus urban residence, and more.
...Cancer --- Examines factors related to the testing of receptors that aid in accurate prognosis and treatment...
Date: Jul 2019
Investigates overall survival (OS) in cancer patients related to geography-based factors. Discusses intersecting lower OS factors including higher rates of poverty, comorbid disease, treatment delay, lack of insurance, and decreased access to specialty care. Patients were classified into rural, urban, and metropolitan segments utilizing Rural – Urban Continuum Codes.
...Cancer Database Study --- Investigates overall survival (OS) in cancer patients related to geography-based factors...
Date: Jun 2020
Analyzes the effectiveness of outreach strategies for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in rural areas. Examines 568 participants ages 50-75 and tracks screening rates with Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) kits after receiving a personal or automated call by a prevention counselor. Includes demographic breakdowns of participants and discusses intervention strategies to improve CRC screening in rural areas.
...Cancer Screening in Rural Community Clinics: A Randomized Clinical Trial to Evaluate Outreach Strategies to Sustain...
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...
Date: Aug 2024
Research letter examining associations between early-onset colorectal cancer (EO-CRC) mortality, poverty, and rurality, utilizing 2006-2015 SEER Program data of 58,200 patients with EO-CRC. Analyzes whether the intersection of rurality and persistent poverty compound 5-year EO-CRC mortality risk, with breakdowns by age group.
...Cancer Survival --- Research letter examining associations between early-onset colorectal cancer (EO-CRC) mortality, poverty...
Date: Jul 2020
Uses data on participants from 3 tribally operated healthcare clinics in rural areas to study whether direct mailing of fecal immunochemical test kits is effective in increasing colorectal cancer screening among American Indians and Alaska Natives.
...cancer screening among American Indians and Alaska Natives. --- Effectiveness of Interventions to Increase Colorectal Cancer...
Date: Oct 2023
Explores breast and colorectal cancer screening utilization rates in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria and the COVID-19 pandemic. Bases findings on Puerto Rico's Medicaid population and breaks down screening data by year from 2016-2021.
...Cancer Screening Utilization after Hurricane María and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Puerto Rico --- Explores...
Date: Apr 2022
Explores the design and implementation of a framework to provide telemedicine cancer care in urban and rural areas of Kentucky. Addresses issues of health disparities and lack of broadband access in geographic areas such as Appalachia. Provides examples of participatory and co-design processes to create telemedicine options and engage communities.
...Cancer Care Through Community Co-Design: Participatory Development Study --- Explores the design and implementation of a framework...
Date: Feb 2012
Determines the feasibility and effect of using videoconferencing to deliver cancer-related pain management education and case consultation to healthcare providers in rural American Indian and Alaskan Native communities. Analyzed data from 52 providers at 11 sites participating in educational sessions and 93 providers at 16 sites participating in case conferences at tribal clinics in Alaska and Washington.
...Cancer Pain in Rural American Indian Communities --- Determines the feasibility and effect of using videoconferencing...