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Date: Dec 2024
Analyzes disparities in breast cancer screening among women aged 40 to 49 years, utilizing National Health Interview Survey data for the years 2019 and 2021. See included Figure and Table for rural-urban comparisons.
...Cancer Screening for Women Aged 40 to 49 Years --- Analyzes disparities in breast cancer screening...
Date: Jan 2023
Examines estimated travel time for various populations to access pediatric cancer care in the United States. Analyzes data from more than 90 million children and adolescents and young adults (AYAs) extracted from 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Includes demographic breakdowns of median travel time by race/ethnicity, age, health insurance status, area deprivation index (ADI), U.S. region, and urban, large town, small town, or rural location. Provides maps that show travel time from population centroids of U.S. ZIP code tabulation areas as well as per capita pediatric oncologist supply by Census division and state.
...Cancer Care in the US --- Examines estimated travel time for various populations to access pediatric...
Date: Aug 2019
Explores barriers to colorectal cancer screening in rural areas, reviewing research between 1998–2017 and drawing data from 27 articles. Discusses commonly reported barriers, including cost and lack of insurance, perceptions of the screening procedure, and recommendation from providers to complete screening, among others.
...Cancer Screening in Rural USA: A Systematic Review --- Explores barriers to colorectal cancer screening in rural...
Date: Jun 2025
Scoping review examining 36 studies on interventions to increase colorectal cancer (CRC) screening uptake in rural communities. Highlights approaches and strategies of effective interventions and discusses the need for continued research on tailored interventions for underserved communities.
...Cancer Screening Uptake in Rural Settings: A Scoping Review --- Scoping review examining 36 studies on interventions...
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: Oct 2019
Studies the potential for take-home multitarget stool DNA testing (MT-sDNA) for colorectal cancer to increase access to screening for Alaska Native communities. Discusses barriers to colonoscopy screening, including access to colonoscopy providers and patient resistance to the procedure. Analyzes data from surveys of patients and providers, comparing patient responses based on age and emphasizing acceptability of MT-sDNA among both groups.
...Cancer Screening --- Studies the potential for take-home multitarget stool DNA testing (MT-sDNA) for colorectal...
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: Apr 2017
Presents an exploration of incidents of lung cancer in agricultural workers due to exposure from pesticides. Draws data from the Agricultural Health Study, which surveys agricultural workers in Iowa and North Carolina.
...Cancer in the Agricultural Health Study --- Presents an exploration of incidents of lung cancer in agricultural...
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...
Date: May 2015
Examines demographic and clinical characteristics associated with receiving a laparoscopic colectomy and a rural versus urban analysis of patients who received either a laparoscopic or an open colectomy procedure in rural Nebraska. Includes data for both surgical procedures by insurance payer, cancer location and stage at diagnosis, sex, and marital status, among others.
...Cancer in Rural Nebraska: A Call for Placement and Training of Rural General Surgeons --- Examines...