Website Search Results for: cancer
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Date: Mar 2016
Presents a study of geographic variation of children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer in rural Tennessee. Analyzes data by race and mortality. Includes a maps of urban/rural mortality and mortality clusters for cancer patients under 21 from 2004-2011.
...Cancer in Tennessee: Does Race Matter? --- Presents a study of geographic variation of children and adolescents...
Reviewed: Jan 2025
Displays National Cancer Institute data on prostate cancer cases and deaths for North Carolina counties via an interactive map and downloadable reports. Reports also contains breakdowns by race and ethnicity.
...Cancer Across North Carolina --- Displays National Cancer Institute data on prostate cancer cases and deaths...
Date: Jan 2020
Explores how individuals with a cancer diagnosis accessed and utilized health information technology compared to those who have never had a cancer diagnosis. Compares the rates at which patients are offered access to their online medical record, how often they view their online medical record, and how they utilized the record, among other measures. Presents demographic and health-related data for the surveyed individuals, including the percentage in rural versus urban areas.
...Cancer: 2017-2018 --- Explores how individuals with a cancer diagnosis accessed and utilized health information...
Date: Oct 2025
Examines associations between rural or urban residence and primary bone cancer diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis, utilizing NCI SEER data of patients diagnosed between 2000 and 2019. Provides data on rural-urban differences in overall survival, cancer-specific survival, receipt of treatment methods including local surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, and stage at diagnosis.
...Cancer: An Observational Study --- Examines associations between rural or urban residence and primary bone cancer...
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: 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...
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...
Date: Dec 2021
Study examining a group of Appalachian Kentucky youth's recognition of cancer disparities in their communities through photography. Analyzes visual themes in participant submissions, including risk factors related to cancer-causing substances, products, or diets, community awareness and support, and healthcare, among other themes.
...Cancer in Rural Appalachian Kentucky Using Photovoice --- Study examining a group of Appalachian Kentucky youth...
Date: Sep 2013
Examines barriers and facilitators to better understand breast and cervical cancer screening among Appalachian women, and identifies methods to increase cancer screening.
...Cancer Screening --- Examines barriers and facilitators to better understand breast and cervical cancer screening among...
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...