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411. Association of Rurality with Utilization of Palliative Care and Hospice among Medicare Beneficiaries Who Died from Pancreatic Cancer: A Cohort Study - Resources
Date: Jan 2023

Explores the association between the rurality of patient residence and the use of palliative care and hospice among Medicare decedents with pancreatic cancer between 2016 and 2018. Also examines the use of palliative care at least 90 days after diagnosis and before death and hospice care at least three days before death. Presents data by metropolitan, micropolitan, small town, and rural classifications.

...Cancer: A Cohort Study --- Explores the association between the rurality of patient residence and the use of palliative...

412. QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Lung Cancer, by Urbanization of County of Residence — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2006 and 2016 - Resources
Date: Sep 2018

Bar chart showing lung cancer deaths per 100,000 population in 2006 and 2016 for metropolitan counties (large central, large fringe/suburban, medium, small) and nonmetropolitan counties (micropolitan, noncore).

...Cancer, by Urbanization of County of Residence — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2006 and 2016 --- Bar chart...

413. Designing a Framework for Remote Cancer Care Through Community Co-Design: Participatory Development Study - Resources
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...

414. Comparative Effectiveness of 2 Interventions to Increase Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Women in the Rural US: A Randomized Clinical Trial - Resources
Date: Apr 2023

Evaluated the effectiveness of remote interventions compared to the standard care protocols for cancer screenings in 963 Indiana and Ohio women between 50 and 74 years old. Discusses cost-effectiveness compared to increased screening odds and the impact on health outcomes, particularly mortality.

...Cancer Screening Among Women in the Rural US: A Randomized Clinical Trial --- Evaluated the effectiveness...

415. Palliative Care and Healthcare Utilization among Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients in U.S. Hospitals - Resources
Date: Mar 2023

Examines in-patient palliative care use by hospitalized metastatic breast cancer patients. Analyzes 26,961 female patients from 2010 to 2014 for palliative care use, with patient information further broken down by age, race, income, insurance type, and status of hospital utilized, such as urban teaching, urban nonteaching, or rural.

...Cancer Patients in U.S. Hospitals --- Examines in-patient palliative care use by hospitalized metastatic breast...

416. 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...

417. Rural Disparities in Surgical Care from Gynecologic Oncologists Among Midwestern Ovarian Cancer Patients - Resources
Date: Nov 2020

Compares the surgeries of 1,003 rural and urban women between 18 and 89 with ovarian cancer between 2010 and 2012 in Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa with particular focus on access to gynecologic oncologist specialists. Discusses referral practices, distances to specialists, and outcomes of surgeries with specialists compared to non-specialists.

...Cancer Patients --- Compares the surgeries of 1,003 rural and urban women between 18 and 89 with...

418. A Pilot Videoconference Group Stress Management Program in Cancer Survivors: Lessons Learned - Resources
Date: Jun 2016

Discusses the advantages and barriers of developing and implementing a group-based videoconference program that provides interventions to improve the psychosocial outcomes of rural cancer patients following treatment.

...cancer patients following treatment. --- A Pilot Videoconference Group Stress Management Program in Cancer Survivors: Lessons...

419. 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...

420. Rural-Metropolitan Disparities in Ovarian Cancer Survival: A Statewide Population-based Study - Resources
Date: Jun 2018

Examines rural-urban disparities in ovarian cancer survival rates in Utah. Assesses other factors related to differences in all-cause mortality among participants of this study, including age, weight, and baseline comorbidities.

...Cancer Survival: A Statewide Population-based Study --- Examines rural-urban disparities in ovarian cancer survival...