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Date: Feb 2016
Reports on a study based on interviews with "key players" within the social networks of rural Appalachian communities of Kentucky and Ohio. Discusses the role these individuals can play in promoting colorectal cancer (CRC) screenings and identifies the perceived barriers to CRC screenings within their communities.
...Cancer Prevention: Perspectives of Key Players from Social Networks in a Low-Income Rural US Region...
Date: 2014
Examines whether dietary interventions have a greater response among people with a family history of colorectal cancer compared with the general population in rural Virginia. Data was collected by telephone surveys completed at a starting baseline and a one-month follow-up using a 28 question Fat and Fiber Behavior questionnaire. Includes family member and general population sample group data by demographics, education, eating habits, family social support, and other factors.
...Cancer Patients --- Examines whether dietary interventions have a greater response among people with a family...
Date: Aug 2018
Evaluation results for the first program year of the Colorectal Cancer Control Program, a CDC-funded initiative intended to increase screening by primary care and gastroenterological providers among medically underserved populations. Features statistics on participating primary care clinics and screening-eligible patient population counts, with breakdowns by metro, urban, and rural locations.
...Cancer Screening in Health Care Systems Using Evidence-Based Interventions --- Evaluation results for the first...
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...
Date: Jul 2024
Examines an audiovisual tool to improve understanding of fecal immunochemical tests (FIT) directions and assesses the tool's feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy in an Appalachian population of Kentucky. Utilizes survey data and focus group feedback from 692 individuals to examine FIT completion. Discusses colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality and strategies to improve screening.
...Cancer Screening among Rural Appalachian Kentucky Adults --- Examines an audiovisual tool to improve understanding of fecal...
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...
Date: Nov 2023
Identifies associations between environmental factors and breast cancer stages in North Carolina using the Environmental Quality Index (EQI). EQI factors include air, water, land, sociodemographic, and built environments. Includes analysis of urbanicity, race, screenings, and tobacco use.
...Cancer Incidence Differentially by Summary Stage and Urbanicity --- Identifies associations between environmental factors and breast...
Date: Jan 2026
Describes the Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) program of the Indian Health Service (IHS) and discusses how it functions in the cancer care pathways for Oklahoma tribal communities. Offers recommendations to tribal leaders for working with and alongside the program to improve health outcomes while supporting self-determination. Recommendations discuss tribal governance, collaborations, service delivery models, care coordination, and engaging with federal policymakers.
...Cancer: Overview and Options for Tribal Consideration --- Describes the Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) program of the Indian...
Date: Aug 2018
Reports on a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach testing the usefulness of Empowering Communities for Life (EC4L), a culturally appropriate and community relevant intervention, developed to increase colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in two rural and underserved counties within the Mississippi Delta region of Arkansas. Describes the CBPR model, and the preliminary training and collaboration with community partners, and discusses participant barriers and facilitators to effective screening.
...Cancer Screening in Rural and Poor-Resourced Communities --- Reports on a community-based participatory research...
Date: May 2013
Describes how telecolposcopy services can fill a gap in healthcare by increasing access to cervical cancer screenings for rural women in Arkansas. Includes implications for models for improving access to care using telemedicine.
...Cancer Screening to Bridge Medicaid Service Care Gap for Rural Women --- Describes how telecolposcopy services...