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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. 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...

423. 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...

424. NCHS Rapid Surveys System: Breast Cancer Screening - Resources
Date: Feb 2024

Interactive data showing breast cancer screening data for women over 30. Includes data breakdown by time since screening, screening outcomes, and various patient characteristics including urbanicity. Data gathered by the National Center for Health Statistics in August 2023.

...Cancer Screening --- Interactive data showing breast cancer screening data for women over 30. Includes data...

425. 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...

426. Forging a New Frontier: Providing Palliative Care to People with Cancer in Rural and Remote Areas - Resources
Date: Mar 2020

Shares the results of a literature review examining barriers and challenges related to integrating palliative and cancer care in rural and remote areas.

...Cancer in Rural and Remote Areas --- Shares the results of a literature review examining barriers...

427. QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Cancer, by Urban-Rural Status and Sex — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 1999–2019 - Resources
Date: Sep 2021

Line chart showing urban and rural cancer death rates for men and women from 1999 through 2019.

...Cancer, by Urban-Rural Status and Sex — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 1999–2019 --- Line...

428. Geographic Residency Status and Census Tract Socioeconomic Status as Determinants of Colorectal Cancer Outcomes - Resources
Date: Mar 2014

Presents a study on colorectal cancer outcomes for patients in rural, suburban, and urban areas of Georgia from 2000-2007. Analyzes patient data by their geographic area; whether they were of upper, middle, or lower socioeconomic status; and whether they were treated with surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiotherapy.

...Cancer Outcomes --- Presents a study on colorectal cancer outcomes for patients in rural, suburban, and urban...

429. Cost Burden of Cancer Screening in Kansas by Region and Rural/Urban Designation - Resources
Date: Feb 2025

Analyzes the cost burden of self-pay cancer screenings in Kansas by rural and urban location and geographic region of the state, with data on colonoscopies, chest computed tomography (CT) scans, and mammograms. Discusses rural-urban disparities in price of services and pricing transparency.

...Cancer Screening in Kansas by Region and Rural/Urban Designation --- Analyzes the cost burden of self...

430. 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...