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Date: Sep 2025
Examines variations in travel distance to sites funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) demographic group. Includes data on access to NCI-funded cancer care and participation in clinical trials by rurality, income level, region, and more.
...Cancer Institute (NCI) demographic group. Includes data on access to NCI-funded cancer care and participation...
Date: 2016
A literature review about the disparities in cancer care in rural Appalachia, specifically West Virginia. Discusses possible solutions to bridge the gap, such as teleoncology, virtual tumor boards, patient support groups, and physician training programs. Includes data and statistics for rates of cancer and oncologist availability.
...cancer and oncologist availability. --- Rural Disparities in Cancer Care: A Review of Its Implications and Possible...
Date: Jul 2023
Examines the relationship among financial toxicity, healthcare team communication, and psychosocial health among rural oncology patients. Analyzes 273 patients who participated in the Cancer Support Community's Cancer Experience Registry between 2017-2023 by demographic information, depression, anxiety, social functioning, and healthcare team communication variables and their correlation with financial toxicity.
...Cancer Support Community's Cancer Experience Registry between 2017-2023 by demographic information, depression, anxiety...
Date: Jan 2025
Examines the feasibility of community health worker (CHW) participation in a collaborative cancer care pain intervention for rural and/or Hispanic/Latino patients, utilizing survey and interview data of 12 CHWs. Discusses CHW experiences and comfort working with cancer patients in underserved settings.
...Cancer Pain Management: A Feasibility Study for a Randomized Controlled Trial --- Examines the feasibility of community...
Date: Mar 2023
Provides county-level information on colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates in Texas, including percentage of the population who have been screened and number of Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) patients without up-to-date screening or Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) engagement. Lists FQHCs by county that are priority for CRC screening improvement.
...Cancer Screening Programs in Texas Health Centers --- Provides county-level information on colorectal cancer (CRC) screening...
Date: Sep 2021
Presents a study of 66 comprehensive cancer control plans (CCCPs) created by states, territories, and tribal organizations to assess inclusion of rural-specific strategies. Explains CCCP requirements and offers state-level data on how plans reflect rural population, cancer burden, and disparities.
...Cancer Control Plans in the United States --- Presents a study of 66 comprehensive cancer control...
Date: Feb 2018
Reports on the implementation of an early palliative care telehealth model identified as ENABLE (Educate, Nurture, Advise, Before Life Ends) for patients with recently diagnosed cancer and their caregivers in 4 rural cancer centers. Describes the measures used to determine early palliative care implementation and their development and testing, and the challenges and lessons learned in the implementation process.
...cancer and their caregivers in 4 rural cancer centers. Describes the measures used to determine...
Date: Jun 2021
Results of a study of 158,455 kidney patients, based on data from the National Cancer Database for the years 2010-2017. Examines whether demographic factors are associated with deviation from guideline-based treatment of kidney cancer. Features statistics with breakdowns by metropolitan, urban, and rural location of patients.
...Cancer in the United States --- Results of a study of 158,455 kidney patients, based...
Date: Jul 2025
Analyzes perceived facilitators and barriers to a chatbot-based hereditary breast and ovarian cancer screening among 17 women in rural northern region of Florida. Discusses the importance of increasing access to cancer screening in rural areas.
...cancer screening in rural areas. --- Implementing a Chatbot to Promote Hereditary Breast & Ovarian Cancer Genetic...
Date: Jun 2013
Examines middle-aged Appalachian women to determine barriers to cervical cancer screening following the PRECEDE/PROCEED framework. Table 1 lists study population characteristics and also includes the rankings of predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing factors of barriers to cervical cancer screening.
...cancer screening. --- Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening among Middle-Aged and Older Rural Appalachian Women...