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Date: Nov 2016
Analyzes data from the Rural Families Speak about Health study to report on demographic and health-related factors associated with risk behaviors linked to cancer, such as smoking, high body mass index (BMI), and low physical activity for rural women. Includes characteristic statistics by age, race/ethnicity, marital status, income, health status, and number of risk factors.
...Cancer in Rural Women --- Analyzes data from the Rural Families Speak about Health study to report...
Date: Aug 2015
Results of a study of 844 women from rural southwest Georgia who were diagnosed with primary, invasive, early-stage breast cancer between 2001 and 2003, and who received guideline-concordant adjuvant therapy within the study region. Features statistics including breakdowns by age, marital status, insurance status, socioeconomic status, rural status, and number of comorbid conditions.
...Cancer Adjuvant Therapy in Rural Georgia --- Results of a study of 844 women from rural...
Date: Jul 2015
Analyzes and compares the effect of geographic distance and access to a mammography healthcare facility on late detection of breast cancer diagnosis in women residing in rural and urban Missouri.
...Cancer Diagnosis in Missouri --- Analyzes and compares the effect of geographic distance and access to a mammography...
Date: Jun 2015
Examines the associations between acculturation, access to and utilization of healthcare services, and colorectal cancer (CRC) in low-income Latino men and women living in colonias of the Texas-Mexico border area.
...Cancer Screening in Low-Income Latinos --- Examines the associations between acculturation, access to and utilization...
Date: May 2015
Examines demographic and clinical characteristics associated with receiving a laparoscopic colectomy and a rural versus urban analysis of patients who received either a laparoscopic or an open colectomy procedure in rural Nebraska. Includes data for both surgical procedures by insurance payer, cancer location and stage at diagnosis, sex, and marital status, among others.
...Cancer in Rural Nebraska: A Call for Placement and Training of Rural General Surgeons --- Examines...
Date: Feb 2015
Presents an analysis of a survey of low-income uninsured patients in rural and urban areas who received financial help for a colonoscopy in a primary care clinic to identify any significant relationships between limited health literacy, communication skills, and adherence to colorectal cancer screening guidelines.
...cancer screening guidelines. --- The Role of Health Literacy and Communication Habits on Previous Colorectal Cancer...
Date: Jul 2014
Discusses the geographical and seasonal barriers rural women face in receiving routine mammography screening and early detection for breast cancer.
...cancer. --- Geographical and Seasonal Barriers to Mammography Services and Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis Discusses...
Date: Jun 2014
Examines urban and rural differences among adult women who utilize mammography screenings. Discusses urban–rural disparities in breast cancer treatment and experience.
...cancer treatment and experience. --- Effect of Rurality on Screening for Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review...
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...
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...