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Date: Sep 2017
Highlights an investigation into the health effects of exposure to organochlorine pesticides for farmers and their spouses. Draws data from the Agricultural Health Study, which surveys agricultural workers in Iowa and North Carolina.
...Cancer Risk among Agricultural Health Study Farm Spouses Associated with Personal Use of Organochlorine Insecticides...
Date: Nov 2015
Describes a community-based screening program for rural Appalachian women that examines the women's comfort levels and experience self-collecting swabs for HPV testing, whether nurse-guided patient navigation increases the odds of women receiving a traditional Pap test after HPV screening, and explores the hypothesis that women testing positive for oncogenic HPV would be more likely to have a Pap test than those testing negative.
...Cancer: A Feasibility Study of Rural Appalachian Women --- Describes a community-based screening program for rural...
Added: Jun 14, 2024
Learn about rural chronic diseases, including the goals and benefits of rural chronic disease management programs.
...cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, and skin cancer, among others, which...
Date: Jun 2017
Study exploring racial and geographical disparities in adjuvant endocrine therapy for female Medicare patients diagnosed between 2007-2011. Features statistics with breakdowns including race or ethnicity, urban or rural residence, age group, and marital status.
...Cancer Survivors --- Study exploring racial and geographical disparities in adjuvant endocrine therapy for female Medicare...
Date: Aug 2025
Presents a study exploring the efficacy of community navigators, such as 211, to help alleviate unmet social needs and change the likelihood of cancer patients with unmet social needs to complete their follow-up care. Discusses the importance of follow-up care in the treatment and prevention of cancer and the barriers individuals with unmet social needs face to receive it. Explores rurality as a potential barrier.
...cancer patients with unmet social needs to complete their follow-up care. Discusses the importance...
Reviewed: Oct 2025
Provides an overview of the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's efforts to promote human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in rural areas. Includes newsletters, upcoming events, meeting recordings, and program action steps. See Education and Training Resources for HPV profiles of selected states, including comparisons of HPV vaccination rates among 13-17 year olds by level of urbanicity.
...Cancers in Rural Communities --- Provides an overview of the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital...
Date: Mar 2024
Compares rates of mammogram screening among screening-eligible women with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) using 2012-2019 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey data. Compares screening rates of Medicare Advantage and fee-for-service Medicare enrollees, with data breakdowns by race and ethnicity, rural versus urban status, and more. Identifies potential risks related to over-screening.
...Cancer Screening among Medicare Advantage Enrollees with Dementia --- Compares rates of mammogram screening among screening...
Date: Oct 2018
Examines the use of intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT), an alternative treatment option compared to whole-breast radiation therapy (WBRT), for patients receiving breast-conserving surgery at an academic institution in Iowa. Includes data on patients receiving IORT and WBRT by age, distance traveled to treatment facility, postoperative outcomes, and more.
...Cancer Treatment in a Rural Community --- Examines the use of intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT), an alternative...
Reviewed: Jun 2025
Interactive mapping tool showing 13 health measures for people in Delta Region counties/parishes. Allows users to compare rates by county, rural or urban status, to peer counties, to the national average, to national quartiles, by Health Resources and Services Administration regions, and by states.
...Cancer Rates for the Rural Delta Region --- Interactive mapping tool showing 13 health measures for people...
Date: Mar 2025
Evaluates the effectiveness of a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) outreach and patient navigation program among 5,614 rural Medicaid enrollees in 28 Oregon primary care clinics. Discusses the impact of the program on follow-up care.
...Cancer Screening Among Rural Medicaid Enrollees: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial --- Evaluates the effectiveness of a fecal...