Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Cancer
Trends in Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Practices Among Women in Rural and Urban Areas of the United States
Examines prevalence of and trends in mammography and Pap smear screening among adults living in rural and urban locations. Includes data by race, age, education, and income.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Mark P. Doescher, J. Elizabeth Jackson
Date: 08/2008
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Examines prevalence of and trends in mammography and Pap smear screening among adults living in rural and urban locations. Includes data by race, age, education, and income.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Mark P. Doescher, J. Elizabeth Jackson
Date: 08/2008
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Access to Cancer Services for Rural Colorectal Cancer Patients
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.
Date: 10/2007
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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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.
Date: 10/2007
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Health Disparities Experienced by American Indians and Alaska Natives
Thematic issue focused on American Indian/Alaska Native health disparities related to diabetes, cancer, bronchiolitis, injury mortality, and vaccination rates.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 52(30)
Date: 08/2003
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Thematic issue focused on American Indian/Alaska Native health disparities related to diabetes, cancer, bronchiolitis, injury mortality, and vaccination rates.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 52(30)
Date: 08/2003
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Rural Healthy People 2010
Focuses on the top rural health concerns and objectives associated with the Healthy People 2010 focus areas. Volume 1 contains brief overviews of the top ten rural health priority areas, as well as associated models for practice. Volume 2 contains in-depth literature reviews for each of the top rural health priority areas. Volume 3 addresses additional focus areas, with overviews, literature reviews, and accompanying models for practice.
Additional links: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Date: 2003
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
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Focuses on the top rural health concerns and objectives associated with the Healthy People 2010 focus areas. Volume 1 contains brief overviews of the top ten rural health priority areas, as well as associated models for practice. Volume 2 contains in-depth literature reviews for each of the top rural health priority areas. Volume 3 addresses additional focus areas, with overviews, literature reviews, and accompanying models for practice.
Additional links: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Date: 2003
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
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Rural HPV Learning Community
Webinar series discussing topics in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, cancer prevention, and screening in rural areas, focusing on providing tools, strategies, and perspectives to improve the quality and implementation of HPV care. See Program Overview for dates, topics, and registration information for sessions scheduled through November 2026.
Additional links: Program Overview, Resource Roundup, Session Recordings and Slides
Sponsoring organizations: ACS National HPV Vaccination Roundtable, American Cancer Society (ACS)
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Webinar series discussing topics in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, cancer prevention, and screening in rural areas, focusing on providing tools, strategies, and perspectives to improve the quality and implementation of HPV care. See Program Overview for dates, topics, and registration information for sessions scheduled through November 2026.
Additional links: Program Overview, Resource Roundup, Session Recordings and Slides
Sponsoring organizations: ACS National HPV Vaccination Roundtable, American Cancer Society (ACS)
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Nebraska Cancer Registry Dashboard
Provides interactive data on cancer in Nebraska. Includes data breakdowns according to cancer diagnoses, stage, and type; demographics of cancer patients; cancer trends by year; and geography by local health department region and rural versus urban location.
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
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Provides interactive data on cancer in Nebraska. Includes data breakdowns according to cancer diagnoses, stage, and type; demographics of cancer patients; cancer trends by year; and geography by local health department region and rural versus urban location.
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
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Common Cancers in Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Counties
Provides data on cancer incidence and mortality by metropolitan or nonmetropolitan dwelling using U.S. Cancer Statistics data. Includes comparisons of lung and bronchus, colon and rectum, female breast, and prostate cancer by rural or urban status.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Provides data on cancer incidence and mortality by metropolitan or nonmetropolitan dwelling using U.S. Cancer Statistics data. Includes comparisons of lung and bronchus, colon and rectum, female breast, and prostate cancer by rural or urban status.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Iowa Cancer Analytics & Maps for Small Areas (CAMSA)
Provides interactive maps showing cancer incidence by Zip Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) and county using Iowa Cancer Registry data. Includes data on various cancers, including colorectal, female breast, cervical, liver, and more.
Sponsoring organizations: Iowa Cancer Consortium, Iowa Cancer Registry
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Provides interactive maps showing cancer incidence by Zip Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) and county using Iowa Cancer Registry data. Includes data on various cancers, including colorectal, female breast, cervical, liver, and more.
Sponsoring organizations: Iowa Cancer Consortium, Iowa Cancer Registry
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Multilevel Challenges and Adaptations to Patient Navigation Programs for Colorectal Cancer Screening and Follow‐up: Findings from the Accelerating Colorectal Cancer Screening and Follow‐up Through Implementation Science Consortium
Discusses results of interviews with patient navigators and team members from 8 research projects to identify facilitators, barriers, and adaptations for delivering patient navigation services for colorectal cancer screenings. Studied projects included Federally Qualified Health Centers, rurally located health facilities, and Indian Health Service clinics. Notes rural-specific challenges and adaptations for patient navigation.
Author(s): Gloria D. Coronado, Priyanka Gautom, Jennifer L. Schneider, et al.
Citation: Cancer, 131(20), e70121
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Discusses results of interviews with patient navigators and team members from 8 research projects to identify facilitators, barriers, and adaptations for delivering patient navigation services for colorectal cancer screenings. Studied projects included Federally Qualified Health Centers, rurally located health facilities, and Indian Health Service clinics. Notes rural-specific challenges and adaptations for patient navigation.
Author(s): Gloria D. Coronado, Priyanka Gautom, Jennifer L. Schneider, et al.
Citation: Cancer, 131(20), e70121
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Kansas Cancer Data Dashboard
Provides interactive data on cancer incidence, mortality, screening, risk factors, and survivorship care in Kansas. Includes data breakdowns according to type of cancer, demographic variables, social indicators, and geography, including rural versus urban population density and Kansas region.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Provides interactive data on cancer incidence, mortality, screening, risk factors, and survivorship care in Kansas. Includes data breakdowns according to type of cancer, demographic variables, social indicators, and geography, including rural versus urban population density and Kansas region.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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