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Date: Apr 2016
Study examining the association between median household income and the occurrence of breast and colorectal cancer in Texas. Addresses whether the risk of cancer is affected by demographic factors, including geographic location. Discusses differences for rural/urban areas and border counties.
...cancer in Texas. Addresses whether the risk of cancer is affected by demographic factors, including...
Date: Feb 2024
Presents a study on patient-sharing networks among multidisciplinary teams treating cancer patients and, specifically, the oncologists hold these networks together as "linchpins". Discusses these linchpin oncologists and evaluates the effect they have on cancer outcomes. Explores the affect this has on patients with a number of variables, including living in a rural area.
...Cancer Institute, 116(2), 230-238 Date 02/2024 Tagged as Access · Cancer · Health workforce supply...
Date: May 2022
Examines patients with early-stage breast cancer to evaluate biopsy-to-surgery delays by rurality of patient and surgery location. Analyzes 238,491 patients who underwent breast cancer surgery with demographic breakdowns by age, hospital type/location, race/ethnicity, area deprivation index, and patient and surgery location such as isolated small rural town, small rural town, large rural city/town, and urban.
...Cancer Surgical Delays in Medicare Beneficiaries --- Examines patients with early-stage breast cancer to evaluate...
Date: Oct 2022
Examines breast cancer mortality rates in South Dakota women as related to sociodemographic and county-level factors. Includes county-level state maps of age-adjusted mortality rates and cancer incidence.
...Cancer Mortality Rates in a Rural State --- Examines breast cancer mortality rates in South Dakota...
Date: May 2022
Examines environmental and socioeconomic factors in rural and urban counties to understand differences in cancer burden and healthcare access. Analyzes 123 counties in Kansas and Missouri from 2009 to 2017 for health equity factors such as primary care provider availability, lack of insurance, unemployment, and childhood poverty. Includes rural versus urban cancer mortality rates in Kansas from 2008-2017.
...Cancer Prevention and Health Equity in the Midwest --- Examines environmental and socioeconomic factors in rural...
Added: May 2024
Case study describing a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded pilot study to reduce health inequities among rural cancer survivors at National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP) sites in Kansas, Montana, Nevada, and South Carolina. Discusses implementation of patient navigation and the Project ECHO telemonitoring platform in order to improve access to care and services.
...cancer survivors at National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP) sites in Kansas, Montana, Nevada, and South...
Date: May 2012
Provides data on hospital stays for cancer care for children under 18 years of age. Table 2 includes information by location of patient residence for rural and urban areas, for cancer-related stays and all other hospitalizations.
...Cancer Hospitalizations, 2009 --- Provides data on hospital stays for cancer care for children under 18 years...
Date: 2013
Discusses cancer care in the United States, with a focus on patient-centered care, the workforce available to care for cancer patients, quality and improvement measures, health information technology, and access and affordability. Includes information specific to rural areas.
...Cancer Care: Charting a New Course for a System in Crisis --- Discusses cancer care in the United...
Date: Nov 2020
Investigates the relationship between rurality and access to low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening. Includes county-level maps for Missouri and Illinois, with data on LDCT access, lung cancer deaths per 100,000 people, and prevalence of adult smoking.
...Cancer Screening in Missouri and Illinois --- Investigates the relationship between rurality and access to low-dose...
Date: Oct 2021
Shares the results of a spatial analysis of colorectal cancer outcomes in Virginia. Identifies demographic, socioeconomic, and other factors related to healthcare access that impact colorectal cancer disparities. Includes tables and maps sharing rural versus urban data and information.
...Cancer Outcomes and Socioeconomic Factors in Virginia --- Shares the results of a spatial analysis of colorectal...