Rural-Urban Differences in Financial Burden among Cancer Survivors: An Analysis of a Nationally Representative Survey

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Analyzes 2012, 2014, and 2017 data from the National Cancer Institute's Health Information and National Trends Survey to determine differences in reported financial problems due to cancer in rural and urban populations. Table 1 provides a rural and urban comparison on several demographic and cancer characteristics, including gender, age, marital status, race and ethnicity, income, insurance status, and several factors related to cancer treatment.

Whitney E. Zahnd, Melinda M. Davis, Jason S. Rotter, et al.

Supportive Care in Cancer, 27(12), 4779-4786

12/2019

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Cancer · Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data