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Date: May 2023
Examines the impact of COVID-19 and related concerns on cancer patients in rural and urban areas of Pennsylvania. Analyzes a sample of 1,980 patient surveys from August-December 2020 and March 2021 by patient perception of pandemic-related distress, cancer care, COVID-19 impact on personal health, and more. Includes rural versus urban data on COVID-19 concerns related to cancer care as well as demographic breakdowns.
...cancer care as well as demographic breakdowns. --- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cancer...
Date: Aug 2017
Identifies counties in the U.S. with higher rates of lung cancer mortality and related community-level factors, including rurality, socioeconomic status, level of particulate matter pollution, and access to healthcare. Includes a map showing lung cancer mortality clusters and a "lung cancer mortality belt" from eastern Oklahoma through central Appalachia.
...cancer mortality clusters and a "lung cancer mortality belt" from eastern Oklahoma through central Appalachia...
Date: Apr 2025
Compares rural and urban patient-reported outcomes related to anxiety, depression, fatigue, pain interference, and physical function among 7,271 cancer patients who received treatment at the Huntsman Cancer Institute between 2016 and 2019. Includes data breakdowns by rural or urban status, including comparisons by specific cancer types.
...cancer patients who received treatment at the Huntsman Cancer Institute between 2016 and 2019. Includes...
Date: Aug 26, 2020
In addition to information from federal agencies, a Missouri cardiologist reviews the science behind what often seems to be mixed messages concerning alcohol use and its impact on health and well-being - The Rural Monitor
...cancers, like breast cancer in women. Alcohol and Its Link to Breast Cancer The CDC provides...
Date: Nov 2025
Details an open-access Rural-Urban Community Area (RUCA) tool to standardize patients' geographic coding in cancer disparities research by integrating RUCA codes with census tract and electronic health record system data. Provides data on the tool's application, utilizing 2023 cancer registry data provided by Wake Forest Cancer Center in North Carolina.
...cancer registry data provided by Wake Forest Cancer Center in North Carolina. --- Leveraging the Rural...
Date: Oct 2026
Analyzes how the incidence of all prostate cancer and aggressive or metastatic prostate cancer varies by Appalachian or non-Appalachian area, rural or urban dwelling, and race and ethnicity, using 2004-2022 SEER data of 951,965 cases of prostate cancer among men aged 40 years and older.
...cancer and aggressive or metastatic prostate cancer varies by Appalachian or non-Appalachian area, rural...
Date: 2026
Offers recent cancer data and trends in Florida. Features county-level maps showing ranges of age-adjusted mortality rates and percentages of late-stage cancer diagnoses per 100,000 population. Notes rural-urban disparities in cancer incidence and discusses the importance of screening in rural and sparsely-populated areas.
...Cancer Florida: CCRAB Annual Report 2026 --- Offers recent cancer data and trends in Florida. Features...
Date: Nov 2018
Examines the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries' public use dataset to compare rural and urban population-based cancer incidence rates from 2009-2013 and trends from 1995-2013. Explores factors associated with rural cancer disparities, including demographic, geographic, and socioeconomic characteristics as well as exposure to carcinogens, like tobacco and HPV.
...Cancer Registries' public use dataset to compare rural and urban population-based cancer incidence rates...
Date: Aug 2022
Examines the relationship between cancer survival and Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by sex, race and ethnicity, poverty level, and rurality. Utilizes the Cancer Incidence in North America (CiNA) Survival dataset to analyze 2, 555 ,302 patients diagnosed with cancer to see pre-ACA and post-ACA survival rates.
...Cancer Patients --- Examines the relationship between cancer survival and Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care...
Date: 2024
Proceedings of a workshop focused on assessing progress in cancer care quality and equity in the past decade, from 2013-2023. Includes discussion on changes, strategies, and advances in cancer care, as well as how to improve cancer care for various populations, such as rural residents.
...Cancer Care: Proceedings of a Workshop --- Proceedings of a workshop focused on assessing progress in cancer...