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421. Health Literacy and Urbanicity Among Cancer Patients - Resources
Date: Oct 2013

Describes a study of correlations between levels of health literacy and urbanicity based on a cross-sectional survey of cancer patients in Wisconsin. Compares data from rural and urban populations and controls for socioeconomic status.

...Cancer Patients --- Describes a study of correlations between levels of health literacy and urbanicity based...

422. 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...

423. Rural vs Urban Residence Affects Risk-Appropriate Colorectal Cancer Screening - Resources
Date: May 2013

Compares the effects of rural versus urban residence, travel time to colonoscopy providers, and other geographic factors on colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and adherence to CRC screening in Utah. Figure 1 illustrates travel time to the nearest colonoscopy provider and Table 1 lists the demographic characteristics by rural versus urban residence.

...Cancer Screening --- Compares the effects of rural versus urban residence, travel time to colonoscopy providers...

424. County-Level Social, Preventive Care, and Behavioral Correlates of Colorectal Cancer Mortality in the United States: A Nationwide Ecological Analysis - Resources
Date: Jul 2026

Examines how county-level demographics, social conditions, preventive care, and behavioral risks influence colorectal cancer mortality using linked CDC PLACES, ACS, USCS, and NCHS data. Includes metro versus nonmetro data comparisons.

...Cancer Mortality in the United States: A Nationwide Ecological Analysis --- Examines how county-level demographics...

425. Rural Adults' Perceptions of Nutrition Recommendations for Cancer Prevention: Contradictory and Conflicting Messages - Resources
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...

426. Telemedical Cervical Cancer Screening to Bridge Medicaid Service Care Gap for Rural Women - Resources
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...

427. Shared and Unshared Barriers to Cancer Symptom Management Among Urban and Rural American Indians - Resources
Date: Apr 2014

Reports on a 5-year study measuring cancer symptom management in both rural and urban American Indian (AI) populations in the southwestern U.S. Separates findings into shared barriers, such as transportation and lack of support services, and unshared barriers, such as cultural beliefs about treatment and language differences, between rural and urban groups.

...Cancer Symptom Management Among Urban and Rural American Indians --- Reports on a 5-year study...

428. The Rural Household Production of Health Approach: Applying Lessons from Zambia to Rural Cancer Disparities in the U.S. - Resources
Date: Jan 2022

Examines the household production of health approach (HHPH) to understand how rural populations allocate resources when seeking medical treatment. Discusses how this approach can yield new understandings of rural cancer research in the U.S. that considers people's familial and cultural realities. Focuses on responsibilities in the household, particularly for women, as they relate to healthcare access.

...Cancer Disparities in the U.S. --- Examines the household production of health approach (HHPH) to understand...

429. Association of Rurality with Utilization of Palliative Care and Hospice among Medicare Beneficiaries Who Died from Pancreatic Cancer: A Cohort Study - Resources
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...

430. Improvements in Colorectal Cancer Incidence Not Experienced by Nonmetropolitan Women: A Population-Based Study From Utah - Resources
Date: Apr 2017

Study of colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality in Utah, comparing rural and metropolitan populations using data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program. Examines periodic CRC disparities from 1991-2010 by location and sex. Discusses cultural factors impacting CRC screening and strategies for increasing access to screening.

...Cancer Incidence Not Experienced by Nonmetropolitan Women: A Population-Based Study From Utah --- Study of colorectal...