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Date: Nov 2022
Toolkit that provides guidance for RHCs in South Carolina looking to implement evidence-based strategies to improve colorectal cancer screenings in their communities. Highlights SC's rates of colorectal cancer diagnoses and mortality, discusses the various methods of screening, and details strategies for implementing evidence-based interventions.
...Cancer Screening Toolkit - A Toolkit for Implementing Evidence-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Interventions in South...
Date: Apr 2022
A compilation of Preventing Chronic Disease articles related to cancer screenings published between 2020 and 2022. Covers issues such as colorectal, breast, lung, and cervical cancer; cancer screening disparities in minority groups; and rural versus urban cancer screening disparities, among other topics.
...cancer; cancer screening disparities in minority groups; and rural versus urban cancer screening disparities, among...
Date: Jul 2012
Assesses the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Colorectal Cancer Control Program's (CRCCP) use and priorities regarding evidenced-based approaches to encourage and promote preventive screening. Includes information on patient demographics, rural or urban location, and the quality of screening resources available. Figure 1 identifies priority needs for information resources about colorectal cancer screening by population.
...Cancer Screening: Current Use and Gap Areas in CDC's Colorectal Cancer Control Program --- Assesses...
Date: Jan 2019
Describes a partnership between the American Cancer Society and a system of community health centers in New Orleans and 7 rural locations in south central Texas, for the purpose of promoting interventions to increase rates of colorectal cancer screening. Examines strategies for reaching diverse, underserved populations and increasing community demand, community access, and provider delivery of services by using electronic health records to track screenings.
...Cancer Society and Community Health Centers Partner to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening --- Describes a partnership...
Date: Apr 2021
Evaluates how geographic access to lung cancer screening facilities is related to population density, adult smoker distribution, and education level in New Hampshire and Vermont. Utilizes 2013-2017 County Health Rankings data. Discusses the significance of rural-urban access disparities in lung cancer screening, and describes the value of identifying access barriers.
...Cancer Detection: Exploring Access to Lung Cancer Screening Programs in New Hampshire and Vermont --- Evaluates...
Date: Jun 2016
Analyzes breast cancer incidence data from the Missouri Cancer Registry and Research Center from 2003 to 2008 to determine the stage of breast cancer presentation by race and geography for all 115 counties in Missouri. Includes cancer stage diagnosis data by race and metro versus nonmetro status.
...cancer incidence data from the Missouri Cancer Registry and Research Center from 2003 to 2008 to determine...
Date: Oct 2021
Examines the extent to which rural residents are diagnosed with breast cancer at later stages of disease using data from the 2017 Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) cancer registry. Presents statistics by patient characteristics including age, race and ethnicity, and health insurance status. Compares results by urban and rural status and by the degree of rurality.
...Cancer Stage at Diagnosis: A National Study of the SEER Cancer Registry --- Examines the extent...
Date: Dec 2015
Highlights a study on a cancer screening model implemented on the Hopi reservation in Arizona. Evaluates the effectiveness of the Hopi Cancer Support Services' efforts in maintaining breast and cervical cancer screenings and increasing colorectal cancer screening among Hopi women.
...Cancer Support Services' efforts in maintaining breast and cervical cancer screenings and increasing colorectal cancer...
Date: Oct 2007
Brief overview of findings from a study to determine how far rural and urban colorectal cancer (CRC) patients travel to three types of specialty cancer care services: surgery, medical oncology consultation, and radiation oncology consultation.
...Cancer Services for Rural Colorectal Cancer Patients --- Brief overview of findings from a study to determine...
Date: Nov 2022
Toolkit that provides guidance for RHCs looking to implement evidence-based strategies to improve colorectal cancer screenings in their communities. Highlights rates of colorectal cancer diagnoses and mortality and discusses the various methods of screening, as well as strategies for implementing evidence-based interventions.
...Cancer Screening Toolkit - A Toolkit for Implementing Evidence-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Interventions in Rural...