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631. Radiotherapy Deserts: The Impact of Race, Poverty, and the Rural-Urban Continuum on Density of Providers and the Use of Radiation Therapy in the US - Resources
Date: Jan 2023

Investigates the prevalence of radiotherapy deserts for prostate cancer (PC) and invasive breast cancer (BC) at the county level in the United States. Analyzes physicians to persons at risk (PPR) and use to persons at risk (UPR) according to sex, race/ethnicity, poverty level, and metro versus nonmetro county. Includes U.S. maps depicting death and incidence rate hot zones, high PPR density, high UPR density, and more.

...cancer (PC) and invasive breast cancer (BC) at the county level in the United States...

632. 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...

633. Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Among American Indian Men Aged 50 or Older, Kansas and Missouri, 2006-2008 - Resources
Date: Oct 2013

Results from five focus groups designed to raise awareness, promote discourse, identify barriers, and develop culturally relevant education strategies related to screening and early detection.

...Cancer Screening Among American Indian Men Aged 50 or Older, Kansas and Missouri, 2006-2008 --- Results...

634. Overview of Rural Chronic Disease Management - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
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...

635. 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...

636. 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...

637. 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...

638. Environmental Scan of South Dakota's Mobile Mammography Efforts - Resources
Date: May 2019

Evaluates the mobile mammography efforts of several programs in South Dakota. Includes a county-level map (see additional link) that details mobile mammography coverage and utilization, as well as breast cancer prevalence and mortality.

...cancer prevalence and mortality. 05/2019 South Dakota Cancer Coalition Cancer · Health screening · Mobile and episodic...

639. NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences: Involving Rural America in Research - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Oct 23, 2019

A new diagnosis of cancer? Of a rare disease? Or a chronic medical problem with seemingly no new treatment? The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences is supporting investigators and ensuring that their cutting-edge science gets to the people who need it. Translational science teams in Arkansas, Florida and Washington are making that happen in the rural areas of their states. - The Rural Monitor

...cancer? Of a rare disease? Or a chronic medical problem with seemingly no new treatment...

640. Jefferson Healthcare Prescription CSA - Models & Innovations
Added: Jul 24, 2023

A healthcare system in rural Washington partners with a small organic farm to offer weekly produce boxes to eligible low-income patients.

...cancer and diabetes in rural Jefferson County, Washington. Intervention: A local healthcare system partnered with...