Website Search Results for: cancer
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Date: Dec 2014
Examines cancer incidence and mortality data for Alaska Native (AN) people in different categories and varying year ranges from 1970 through 2011, and compares cancer rates for AN and U.S. White populations. Shows that cancer mortality rates among AN people exceeded rates among White people for all cancers combined, for cancers of the lung, stomach, pancreas, kidney, and cervix, and for colorectal cancer.
...cancers of the lung, stomach, pancreas, kidney, and cervix, and for colorectal cancer. --- Cancer Disparities...
Date: Jan 2026
Highlights a study exploring cancer control-focused grants funded by the National Cancer Institute for research opportunities to identify methods to close rural and urban disparities in cancer outcomes. Details rural grants from 2016 to 2024, their healthcare focus, and location of cancer treated.
...Cancer Control: A Portfolio Analysis of Research Funded by the National Cancer Institute, 2016–2024 --- Highlights...
Date: Jun 2025
Examines obesity-associated cancer rates in Arkansas according to demographic variables. Utilizes 2010-2019 Arkansas Central Cancer Registry data and analyzes cancer rates with breakdown by cancer type and demographics.
...Cancer Registry data and analyzes cancer rates with breakdown by cancer type and demographics. --- Quantifying...
Added: Jul 30, 2026
The WVU Cancer Institute deploys mobile units Bonnie's Bus and LUCAS to screen for breast and lung cancer in West Virginia's rural counties.
...Cancer Institute Mobile Cancer Screening Program is a statewide initiative designed to bring cancer screenings...
Date: Mar 2026
Narrative review examining rural and urban differences in lung cancer health outcomes, screening access, and other contextual factors influencing lung cancer disparities. Provides recommendations for effective lung cancer treatment and policy development supporting rural health.
...Cancer Health Outcomes and Access to Lung Cancer Screening Between Rural and Urban Areas in the U.S --- Narrative...
Date: Aug 2019
Study examining clinical trial methods for rural cancer patients. Surveys 15 cancer survivors and 31 recently diagnosed patients in two phases to evaluate patient decision aids (DA), which are designed to improve patient knowledge and preparedness so they can make informed decisions about whether or not to participate in a trial. Compares data from rural and urban participants and discusses concerns specific to rural cancer trial participants, including confidence in the healthcare system, willingness to undertake the effort to participate, and access to web-based tools required for participation, among other factors.
...Cancer Clinical Trials Decision Aid for Rural Cancer Patients: A Mixed Methods Approach --- Study examining...
Date: Feb 2025
Provides county-level data on cancer cases, deaths, and survivors in Iowa. Highlights information on cancer surveillance and care in Iowa, data on specific types of cancer, and risk factors for cancer, with a focus on cancer survivorship and the needs of survivors in urban and rural areas.
...cancer, and risk factors for cancer, with a focus on cancer survivorship and the needs...
Date: Jul 2017
Highlights rural-urban disparities in cancer prevalence and mortality from 2009-2013, and analyzes the five-year (2011-2016) funding trends for rural-focused, National Cancer Institute (NCI) supported cancer control grants.
...Cancer Institute (NCI) supported cancer control grants. --- Making the Case for Investment in Rural Cancer...
Date: Jul 2024
Analyzes trends in National Cancer Institute (NCI) funding for cancer-related telehealth research between fiscal years 2016 and 2022. Compares grants awarded during the period 2016-2019 versus 2020-2022, with data on study characteristics including telehealth delivery methods, services provided, cancer type, and more. Includes data on grants for rural populations and other groups experiencing health disparities.
...Cancer Care Delivery: A Portfolio Analysis --- Analyzes trends in National Cancer Institute (NCI) funding for cancer...
Date: Feb 2024
Outlines goals and strategies to prevent cancer, reduce deaths, and increase quality of life among people living with cancer in Oklahoma. Includes data and recommendations related to prevention, screening, survivorship, and population health. See pages 60-61 for discussion of cancer disparities and access barriers in rural areas.
...cancer disparities and access barriers in rural areas. --- Oklahoma Cancer Prevention & Control Plan 2023-2028: Cancer...