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631. Cervical Cancer Screening Rates among Rural and Urban Females, From 2019 to 2022 - Resources
Date: Jun 2024

Analyzes frequency of receiving a recent Papanicolau (Pap) test among rural and urban women aged 21 to 65, using Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) data from 2019, 2020, and 2022. Provides screening rate data comparisons by year and by demographic category, including race and ethnicity, age, insurance status, educational level, and more.

...Cancer Screening Rates among Rural and Urban Females, From 2019 to 2022 --- Analyzes frequency of receiving...

632. Breast Cancer Screening among Medicare Advantage Enrollees with Dementia - Resources
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...

633. Associations of Social Deprivation and Oncology Physician Network Vulnerability With Acute Care Utilization in the SEER-Medicare Population - Resources
Date: Nov 2025

Discusses the socioeconomic factors that correlate with acute care utilization among cancer patients, as well as the effect of regional specialist scarcity. Draws from Medicare data on patients with breast, lung, or colorectal cancer who have visited emergency departments or had non-elective hospitalizations and explores correlating social and regional factors, such as sex, rurality, social deprivation index score, and proximity to an oncology physician, among others.

...cancer patients, as well as the effect of regional specialist scarcity. Draws from Medicare data...

634. Assessing Colorectal Cancer Screening Knowledge at Tribal Fairs - Resources
Date: Jan 2011

Analyzes data from questionnaires completed by 285 Navajo respondents aged 50 or older, concerning their knowledge of colorectal risk factors, prevention, and screening. Includes demographic breakdowns by age group, sex, educational level, language spoken at home, and health status.

...Cancer Screening Knowledge at Tribal Fairs --- Analyzes data from questionnaires completed by 285 Navajo respondents...

635. Geographic and Socioeconomic Landscape of Veterans With Head and Neck Cancer - Resources
Date: Oct 2025

Explores the geographic and socioeconomic factors that correlate with the higher rates and worse outcomes for head and neck squamous cell carcinomas among veterans compared to civilians. Breaks down data by socioeconomic factors, such as marital status, unemployment, and service connection, among other factors, as well as rurality, travel distance, and drive time.

...Cancer --- Explores the geographic and socioeconomic factors that correlate with the higher rates and worse...

636. Border Health Status Report of the 44 U.S. Counties at the U.S.- Mexico Border - Resources
Date: 2020

A review of selected 20 topic health indicators using public use data obtained from 44 counties, mostly rural, located along the U.S.-Mexico border region and within the states of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas. Offers health indicator data for selected measurable objectives having baseline data on overall mortality, and mortality rates for diabetes, heart disease, cervical cancer, breast cancer, unintentional injuries, and road traffic-related. Health indicator data is also provided for non-measurable objectives, due to a lack of baseline data, on asthma, maternal mortality, gonorrhea, and congenital syphilis.

...cancer, breast cancer, unintentional injuries, and road traffic-related. Health indicator data is also provided...

637. Glioblastoma Survival in Rural America: A 10-Year Experience from a Quaternary Care Center - Resources
Date: Mar 2026

Examines factors influencing glioblastoma survival and overall prognosis among West Virginians, using medical record data of 380 adults treated at WVU Ruby Memorial Hospital between January 2015 and August 2025. Includes data on patient rurality, sex, treatment received, and more. Discusses the role of referrals in mitigating rural access barriers for cancer care and improving rural cancer outcomes.

...cancer care and improving rural cancer outcomes. --- Glioblastoma Survival in Rural America: A 10-Year...

638. Taking Flight: Charity Airplane Services Transport Patients to Medical Care - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Dec 12, 2018

For many rural Americans, distance to a specialty healthcare center hundreds of miles away makes for a long, uncomfortable, and expensive trip. In the past several decades, dozens of charitable flight services have cropped up to transport rural veterans, cancer patients, the chronically ill, and even abused children to treatment. - The Rural Monitor

...cancer patients, the chronically ill, and even abused children to treatment. - The Rural Monitor --- Dec 12, 2018 Taking...

639. Pulmonary Health in Rural America: Cause and Impact of Work-Related Lung Diseases - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Oct 4, 2017

What's in the air in the rural workplace? From grain dust to rock dust to hospital cleaning chemicals, all these particles have potential to cause chronic lung diseases. But, there are keys to prevention. - The Rural Monitor

...cancer . Asbestos, found in fire-resistant insulation, has a well-known link with cancer. Radon...

640. Quality of Hospice Care: Comparison Between Rural and Urban Residents - Resources
Date: 2015

Examines perceptions of hospice care by 331 rural and 412 urban hospice patients or family members in the Southeastern United States, from September 2009 through April 2010. Features statistics with breakdowns by rural or urban location, cancer or non-cancer diagnosis, and more.

...cancer or non-cancer diagnosis, and more. --- Quality of Hospice Care: Comparison Between Rural and Urban...