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791. Assessing the Feasibility of a Virtual Tumor Board Program: A Case Study - Resources
Date: 2014

Examines the feasibility of a Virtual Tumor Board (VTB) program connecting rural community clinicians to the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center (UNC LCCC) tumor board. Analyzes the individual clinical participants to explore their experiences with the VTB. Includes a summary of data collection methods, coding of interview data, and UNC tumor board participant survey results.

...Cancer Center (UNC LCCC) tumor board. Analyzes the individual clinical participants to explore their experiences...

792. Tennessee State Health Plan 2025: An Update to the 2024-2026 State Health Plan - Resources
Date: Jul 2025

Outlines how the Tennessee Department of Health is utilizing the actions identified in the State Health Plan to promote health in Tennessee. Features sections on nutritional security, maternal and infant health, chronic conditions, older adults, transportation, cancer screenings, and workforce.

...cancer screenings, and workforce. --- Tennessee State Health Plan 2025: An Update to the 2024-2026 State...

793. Health Disparities in Tennessee - Resources
Date: May 2024

Examines health disparities experienced by Tennessee residents. Measures include life expectancy, healthcare access, mental health and trauma, infectious disease, chronic disease, cancer, reproductive health, and age-specific health. Features statistics with breakdowns by race, ethnicity, sex, and urban or rural location.

...cancer, reproductive health, and age-specific health. Features statistics with breakdowns by race, ethnicity, sex, and urban...

794. Tennessee Multi-Sector Plan for Aging Data Dashboard - Resources
Reviewed: Jun 2026

Dashboard providing county- and state-level data on aging in Tennessee. Presents health and demographic data of adults over age 65 in Tennessee, including data on diabetes, cancer, substance abuse, COPD, cardiovascular conditions, and more. Includes a map of healthcare facility locations.

...cancer, substance abuse, COPD, cardiovascular conditions, and more. Includes a map of healthcare facility locations...

795. What Happens After an Elevated PSA Test: The Experience of 13,591 Veterans - Resources
Date: Nov 2010

Details a study on the time between prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing and a biopsy-confirmed cancer diagnosis in veterans. Compares rural and urban areas.

...cancer diagnosis in veterans. Compares rural and urban areas. --- What Happens After an Elevated PSA Test...

796. Public Health: Rural Health Services Research—2nd Edition - Resources
Date: 2026

Special issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health featuring articles on effective rural health interventions on topics including aging, chronic disease management, and peer supports for cancer patients, with most articles focused on the United States and Australia.

...cancer patients, with most articles focused on the United States and Australia. --- Public Health: Rural...

797. Exploring Barriers and Promoters of CRC Screening Use among Agricultural Operators: A Pilot Study of an Application of Concept Mapping - Resources
Date: Dec 2023

Presents results from two agricultural operator focus groups, one of 7 women and the other of 7 men, which took place in rural Nebraska and discussed factors affecting the choice to be screened for colorectal cancer (CRC). Covers cost of care, access, awareness, family and community support, history of CRC, and provider-related variables. Identifies sex-specific factors influencing screening, and discusses approaches to screening promotion for farmers and ranchers.

...cancer (CRC). Covers cost of care, access, awareness, family and community support, history of CRC, and provider...

798. Early Versus Delayed Initiation of Concurrent Palliative Oncology Care: Patient Outcomes in the ENABLE III Randomized Controlled Trial - Resources
Date: May 2015

Examines the effects of early versus delayed palliative care, the ENABLE (Educate, Nurture, Advise, Before Life Ends) model. ENABLE has shown to be an effective telehealth model particularly for patients with advanced stages of cancer and family caregivers in rural areas. Patient outcomes reported focused on quality of life, symptoms, temperament, survival rate, and hospital and clinical care use.

...cancer and family caregivers in rural areas. Patient outcomes reported focused on quality of life...

799. Conducting a Randomized Trial in Rural and Urban Safety-Net Health Centers: Added Value of Community-Based Participatory Research - Resources
Date: Jun 2018

Results of a colorectal cancer screening study using data from two health networks comprising 11 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in metropolitan St. Louis and rural Missouri. Examines characteristics of the 483 participants and differences between the rural and urban health centers where the screenings took place. Features demographic statistics.

...cancer screening study using data from two health networks comprising 11 Federally Qualified Health Centers...

800. On the Road to Early Detection: Woman's Hospital's Mobile Mammography - Resources
Date: Oct 2025

A podcast episode discussing a mobile mammography unit in Louisiana. Discusses differences in rural and urban breast cancer incidence and how a mobile unit increases access to preventive care.

...cancer incidence and how a mobile unit increases access to preventive care. --- On the Road...