Website Search Results for: cancer
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Deadline: Nov 30, 2026
Grant support for nonprofit community-based outreach programs that provide free oral cancer screenings and education to the public, especially communities that lack access to oral healthcare due to geographic and/or economic hardship.
...cancer prevention and education by offering free oral cancer screenings for the public Uses technology...
Date: Oct 2013
Analyzes the current literature regarding outcomes of cancer patients who live in rural locations. Discusses several methods of defining rural.
...Cancer Outcomes in the US: Issues and Challenges --- Analyzes the current literature regarding outcomes of cancer...
Date: Nov 2023
Explores perceptions of web-based nutrition recommendations for colorectal cancer (CRC) prevention, utilizing interview data from 48 rural men and women aged 50 to 73 who participated in a CRC prevention intervention. Identifies challenges related to contradictory recommendations, cultural and dietary preferences, and information gaps. Includes discussion of factors promoting CRC screening.
...Cancer Prevention: Contradictory and Conflicting Messages --- Explores perceptions of web-based nutrition recommendations for colorectal...
Date: Mar 2023
Examines inpatient 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 inpatient palliative care use by hospitalized metastatic breast cancer...
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 U.S., 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...
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...
Date: Jan 2023
Examines the feasibility of implementing a mailed fecal immunochemical test (FIT) program in rural clinics to improve screening rates for colorectal cancer (CRC). Discusses the effectiveness of additional strategies in FIT programs such as auto-calling and live reminder calls from clinics. Provides data on screening success rates and qualitative feedback from clinic staff on the program.
...Cancer Screening in Rural Primary Care: Preliminary Effectiveness and Implementation of a Collaborative Mailed Fecal...
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...
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...
Date: Dec 2024
Discusses a community needs assessment (CNA) in Kentucky that addresses cancer incidence and mortality in the state. Reports on feedback from 162 people and presents a concept map focused on health behaviors, education, access, cultural beliefs, and risk factors, including those specific to rural and Appalachian areas.
...Cancer Needs --- Discusses a community needs assessment (CNA) in Kentucky that addresses cancer incidence and mortality...