Shared and Unshared Barriers to Cancer Symptom Management Among Urban and Rural American Indians

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Reports on a 5-year study measuring cancer symptom management in both rural and urban American Indian (AI) populations in the southwestern U.S. Separates findings into shared barriers, such as transportation and lack of support services, and unshared barriers, such as cultural beliefs about treatment and language differences, between rural and urban groups.

Tracy Line Itty, Felicia Schanche Hodge, Fernando Martinez

Journal of Rural Health, 30(2), 206-213

04/2014

Access · Cancer · Culture · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Tribal communities