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Date: Aug 2025
Explores the psychosocial support needs of cancer patients and barriers to receiving support in rural Minnesota. Bases findings on focus group interviews of cancer survivors and highlights self-reported definitions of support in a rural context.
...Cancer Survivors in Minnesota --- Explores the psychosocial support needs of cancer patients and barriers to receiving...
Date: Jun 2023
Interviews 36 rural women with cancer to explore their methods for handling financial hardship stemming from the costs of cancer. Discusses both informal assistance from the patients' support systems and formal assistance from healthcare systems and organizations. Highlights areas for potential financial disparities within existing inequalities.
...Cancer Treatment --- Interviews 36 rural women with cancer to explore their methods for handling financial...
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: 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: Aug 2021
Study examining the potential of mobile health (mHealth) technology, specifically wearable activity trackers (WATs), to increase physical activity among rural older cancer survivors based on focus group interviews with 21 cancer survivors in New Mexico. Discusses motivation and barriers to using WATs related to peer emotional and informational support, social support, and engaging individuals with limited access to digital technologies.
...cancer survivors based on focus group interviews with 21 cancer survivors in New Mexico. Discusses...
Date: Jul 2021
Highlights a study exploring the factors contributing to high cancer rates in rural North Dakota. Breaks down cancer data by sex and geography, among other measures.
...cancer rates in rural North Dakota. Breaks down cancer data by sex and geography, among...
Date: Jun 2025
Reports North Carolina cancer incidence and mortality for 2022, including breakdowns by type of cancer and demographic category. Includes county-by-county data.
...Cancer Incidence and Mortality in North Carolina --- Reports North Carolina cancer incidence and mortality for 2022, including...
Date: Dec 2022
Discusses equity and social determinants of health related to cancer prevention in rural primary care health settings. Presents projects and collaborations from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grantees and stakeholders to improve cancer prevention and screening. Transcript available below description.
...cancer prevention and screening. Transcript available below description. --- Advancing Equity in Cancer Prevention in Primary...
Date: Oct 2022
Describes a trial study that examines financial toxicity (FT) experienced by adults with cancer in both rural and urban settings and implements financial navigation (FN) strategies for the patient. Observes 780 patients over 2 years who are enrolled in the Lessening the Impact of Financial Toxicity (LIFT) study that identifies and screens for FT, connects patients to FN resources, and includes ongoing check-ins and electronic tracking of LIFT patients. Includes rural versus urban breakdowns of oncology settings by organizational characteristics such as cancer program type, hospital ownership structure, presence of satellite locations, number of inpatient beds, and number of counties in catchment area.
...Cancer in Rural and Non-Rural Settings --- Describes a trial study that examines financial toxicity...
Date: May 2009
Examines data on women screened for breast or cervical cancer through the Early Detection Program, how states have implemented the Treatment Act, and related data on Medicaid enrollment and spending. Contains several case studies, including one addressing rural access to early detection programs and treatment resources for breast and cervical cancer.
...Cancer Treatment in Some States --- Examines data on women screened for breast or cervical cancer...