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631. Community-Based Screening for Cervical Cancer: A Feasibility Study of Rural Appalachian Women - Resources
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...

632. Intraoperative Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer Treatment in a Rural Community - Resources
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...

633. Addressing HPV Vaccination in Southwest GA: The Emory Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network - Resources
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...

634. New Resource Webinar: CRC Screening in Rural Communities Best Practices Guidebook - Resources
Date: Jul 2025

Webinar introducing the ACS NCCRT Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening in Rural Communities Best Practices Guidebook. Includes an overview of CRC disparities in rural communities and offers guidance for organizations working to improve CRC screening rates in their communities. Highlights successes of CRC screening programs in Alaska and Arizona administered by the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation and Mariposa Community Health Center.

...Cancer Society National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (ACS NCCRT) Cancer · Health disparities · Health screening · Planning and strategy...

635. Rural and Urban Variations in Pap Screening During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Resources
Date: Sep 2023

Poster presentation that shows data on rural and urban receipt of Pap screenings between 2019 and 2022. Utilizes National Cancer Institutes HINT data to examine demographic differences and disparities in preventative cancer screenings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

...Cancer Institutes HINT data to examine demographic differences and disparities in preventative cancer screenings during...

636. Community Navigation Intervention for Social Needs in Patients With Abnormal Mammography: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study Protocol - Resources
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...

637. Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Patterns Among American Indian Women at IHS Clinics in Montana and Wyoming - Resources
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...

638. Establishing Effective Patient Navigation Programs in Oncology: Proceedings of a Workshop - Resources
Date: May 2018

Summarizes workshop proceedings and discussion to examine how to improve cancer patients' healthcare services navigation. Discusses current models of patient navigation programs, including programs in rural areas. Covers lessons learned, policy changes, and opportunities to improve cancer patient healthcare services navigation. Document is free to download after providing an email address.

...cancer patients' healthcare services navigation. Discusses current models of patient navigation programs, including programs in rural...

639. 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...

640. Evaluating Implementation by Rural Clinics of Evidence-Based Interventions to Promote HPV Vaccination - Resources
Date: Feb 2025

Discusses evidence-based interventions (EBIs) that are implemented by rural clinics to improve human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake. Analyzes the American Cancer Society (ACS) HPV Vaccinating Adolescents against Cancers Quality Improvement Learning Collaborative and reports on interview feedback from participating rural clinic staff regarding EBI effectiveness.

...Cancer Society (ACS) HPV Vaccinating Adolescents against Cancers Quality Improvement Learning Collaborative and reports on interview...