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421. Palliative Care Specialist Use Among Medicare Decedents Who Had Poor-Prognosis Cancers - Resources
Date: Jul 2025

Examines demographic variation in specialty palliative care (PC) use, utilizing data of all Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries who died from poor-prognosis cancers between 2018 and 2023. See Figure 3 for data on associations between rural or urban populations, among other factors, and PC use.

...Cancers --- Examines demographic variation in specialty palliative care (PC) use, utilizing data of all Medicare...

422. Demographic and Geographic Heterogeneity in Tongue Cancer Mortality in the United States, 1999–2020 - Resources
Date: Feb 2026

Analyzes trends in tongue cancer mortality rates by sex, race or ethnicity, rurality, and more, using 1999-2020 CDC WONDER data. See Table 1 and Figure 1 for rural-urban comparison data.

...Cancer Mortality in the United States, 1999–2020 --- Analyzes trends in tongue cancer mortality rates...

423. Factors Associated With Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Outcomes - Resources
Date: Feb 2024

Analyzes social determinants of health and demographic factors influencing racial and ethnic disparities in treatment response among rectal cancer patients. Provides data breakdowns of factors associated with patient outcomes, including treatment facilities' level of rurality. Highlights disparities experienced by Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black patients relative to non-Hispanic White patients.

...Cancer Outcomes --- Analyzes social determinants of health and demographic factors influencing racial and ethnic disparities...

424. Community Strategies to Address Cancer Disparities in Appalachian Kentucky - Resources
Date: 2012

An overview of a community-based participatory research intervention in Appalachian Kentucky to address cancer disparities. Includes discussion of the perceptions and barriers to screening. Covers strategies for working in Appalachia, rural locations, and other traditionally undeserved areas. Table 3 lists characteristics and Figure 1 is an example focus group interview guide.

...Cancer Disparities in Appalachian Kentucky --- An overview of a community-based participatory research intervention in Appalachian...

425. Like 'Driving to San Francisco and Back, Every Week': In Rural America, Cancer Patients Face Tall Hurdles to Get Care - News
Date: Mar 29, 2026

Describes long distances to cancer treatment common in rural areas and how one Texas medical facility added the service in a small community. Discusses challenges in attracting oncologists to rural facilities and offering access to more modern, advanced treatments. Source: CNN.

...Cancer Patients Face Tall Hurdles to Get Care --- Describes long distances to cancer treatment common...

426. Association of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Changes in Patterns of Cancer-Related Mortality in the United States - Resources
Date: Jul 2023

Analyzes the cancer mortality rate during the 2020 year of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to pre-pandemic years. Utilizes the 2015-2020 Multiple Cause of Death database to examine mortality by sex, race/ethnicity, urban versus rural residence, and place of death.

...Cancer-Related Mortality in the United States --- Analyzes the cancer mortality rate during the 2020 year...

427. Barriers and Facilitators for Low-Dose Computed Tomography Lung Cancer Screening in Rural Populations in the United States: A Scoping Review Protocol - Resources
Date: Nov 2022

Describes a scoping review methodology to research rural health disparities related to low-dose computed tomography lung cancer screenings in rural areas of the United States.

...Cancer Screening in Rural Populations in the United States: A Scoping Review Protocol --- Describes a scoping...

428. Use of Cancer Screening Tests, United States, 2023 - Resources
Date: Aug 2025

Examines use of screening tests for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer (CRC). Utilizes 2023 National Health Interview Survey data to analyze percentage of adults who are up-to-date with screening recommendations according to age, sociodemographics, healthcare usage, and large central metropolitan, large fringe metropolitan, medium/small metropolitan, or nonmetropolitan location.

...Cancer Screening Tests, United States, 2023 --- Examines use of screening tests for breast, cervical, and colorectal...

429. Elevated Colorectal Cancer Incidence among American Indian/Alaska Native Persons in Alaska Compared to Other Populations Worldwide - Resources
Date: Mar 2023

Presents the results of a study comparing American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) colorectal cancer (CRC) rates in Alaska for 2018 to CRC rates among tribal and racial populations in other regions of the US, and internationally. Results of this study will be used to inform healthcare organizations about policies and practices supporting CRC screening for the reduction of the disease.

...Cancer Incidence among American Indian/Alaska Native Persons in Alaska Compared to Other Populations Worldwide --- Presents...

430. Interventions to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake in Rural Settings: A Scoping Review - Resources
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...