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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...
Date: 2020
Describes the Linking & Amplifying User-Centered Networks through Connected Health (L.A.U.N.C.H.) demonstration project, based in Appalachian Kentucky and aimed at preventing cancer and removing obstacles faced by cancer patients in rural and underserved areas, through improvements in broadband access.
...cancer and removing obstacles faced by cancer patients in rural and underserved areas, through improvements...
Date: Aug 2008
Examines prevalence of and trends in mammography and Pap smear screening among adults living in rural and urban locations. Includes data by race, age, education, and income.
...Cancer Screening Practices Among Women in Rural and Urban Areas of the United States --- Examines...
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 2011
Examines rates of mammography and Pap test screening at Indian Health Service facilities in Montana and Wyoming from 2004-2006. Includes breakdowns by age group, type of facility, travel distance, purpose and number of visits, and prevalence of abnormal test results.
...Cancer Screening Patterns Among American Indian Women at IHS Clinics in Montana and Wyoming --- Examines...
Date: Jun 2014
An analysis to determine the extent of racial misclassification of American Indians and Alaska Natives regarding cancer and all-cause mortality data by Indian Health Service (IHS) Contract Health Service Delivery Area (CHSDA) using 3 data sources: IHS-National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), IHS-National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)/Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program, and National Longitudinal Mortality Study (NLMS).
...cancer and all-cause mortality data by Indian Health Service (IHS) Contract Health Service Delivery...
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...
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: Sep 2025
Discusses the HPV Vaccine Mini-Grant Program, which funded a multi-level human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination intervention by four county health departments in rural, Southwest Georgia. Highlights strategies used by participating sites and includes data on program outcomes.
...Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network --- Discusses the HPV Vaccine Mini-Grant Program, which funded...
Date: Jun 2022
Examines cervical screening outcomes in low-income and uninsured women by sociodemographic factors such as age, marital status, race/ethnicity, rurality, and Papanicolaou (Pap) test screening history. Analyzes outcomes of Pap tests, human papillomavirus (HPV) tests, and colposcopies administered to 841 women between 2013 and 2019 by urban, large rural, small rural, and isolated location, as well as other sociodemographic factors.
...Cancer Screening Outcomes Among a Sample of Low-Income Uninsured Women: A Program-Based Study...