Website Search Results for: cancer
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Date: May 2019
Study examining rates of cervical cancer treatment for patients in North Carolina, focusing on the role of geographic distance in healthcare disparities. Analyzes data for insured cervical cancer patients from 2004-2013, taken from a state registry. Discusses the differences in time between diagnosis and completion of concurrent chemoradiotherapy between rural and urban patients.
...Cancer Patients --- Study examining rates of cervical cancer treatment for patients in North Carolina, focusing...
Reviewed: Oct 6, 2025
A community health worker initiative to improve the health of rural Appalachian Kentucky residents who have deficits in health resources and health status, including high levels of cancer, heart disease, hypertension, asthma, and diabetes.
...Cancer Screening Awareness Campaign in Appalachia Kentucky: the Terminate Lung Cancer (TLC) Study . Journal of Cancer...
Date: Sep 2026
Literature review examining research on rural-urban disparities in cancer outcomes and access to care among children aged 0-18 and adolescents and young adults aged 15-39 years. Covers topics including distance to care, cancer incidence, social determinants of health, access to specialized oncology services, mortality, financial toxicity, supportive and survivorship care, and clinical trial access.
...Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 09/2026 Access · Cancer · Children and youth · Health disparities · Medical debt · Mortality...
Date: Jun 2024
Literature review on racial and ethnic disparities in cancer burden, including discussion of cancer incidence, mortality, screening, access, and knowledge among underrepresented racial and ethnic groups in rural areas. Analyzes 30 studies from 2004-2023.
...cancer burden, including discussion of cancer incidence, mortality, screening, access, and knowledge among underrepresented racial...
Date: Feb 2023
Discusses the development of comprehensive cancer control (CCC) plans at the state level to address rural health disparities. Reports on interviews with cancer control leaders about barriers and facilitators in creating CCC plans and the strategies to create effective partnerships and networks in rural areas.
...Cancer Control Plans: A Qualitative Assessment --- Discusses the development of comprehensive cancer control (CCC) plans...
Date: Mar 2013
Analyzes the self-reported health status of U.S. cancer survivors for disparities by rural versus urban residence. Includes rural and urban data on demographics, overall health, psychological distress, and non-cancer co-morbidities.
...Cancer Survivors --- Analyzes the self-reported health status of U.S. cancer survivors for disparities by rural...
Date: Jun 2013
Details a study based on 6 focus groups with Native Hawaiian and Filipino women in rural Hawaii. Breaks down participants' data by cancer screening history, family and personal history with cancer, self-reported health literacy, and demographic information, such as race, age, educational attainment, and marital status, among others. Also discusses cultural competency and language barriers.
...cancer screening history, family and personal history with cancer, self-reported health literacy, and demographic...
Date: Aug 2018
Examines the perspectives of female residents in 7 rural Illinois counties on the topics of cancer incidence, cancer disparities, and behavior contributing to the disease through focus group participation. Includes statistics on study participant demographics.
...cancer incidence, cancer disparities, and behavior contributing to the disease through focus group participation. Includes...
Date: Mar 2022
Examines overall cancer mortality in the U.S. by county characteristics such as persistent poverty and rural versus urban location, as well as by isolating race as a potential determinant. Utilizes 1990-1992 and 2014-2018 National Death Index data to analyze how health disparities in cancer mortality have changed over time.
...cancer mortality have changed over time. --- Enduring Cancer Disparities by Persistent Poverty, Rurality, and Race...
Reviewed: Mar 2026
Provides access to state and county cancer statistics and trends, with data by demographic group and cancer type. Also covers screening and risk factors.
...cancer type. Also covers screening and risk factors. National Cancer Institute Cancer · County-by-county...