Website Search Results for: cancer
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Date: Mar 2017
Reports on the Terminate Lung Cancer (TLC) study, an ongoing program to encourage community awareness about the importance of lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) in high need areas of Eastern Appalachia Kentucky. Offers recommendations for disseminating information about lung cancer screening for healthcare providers and patients seeking to learn more about LDCT screening.
...Cancer Screening Awareness Campaign in Appalachia Kentucky: The Terminate Lung Cancer (TLC) Study --- Reports on the Terminate...
Date: Jun 2025
Examines logistic and time burdens of cancer care in breast and gynecologic cancer survivors. Analyzes survey feedback from 224 participants related to travel time, wait time, and trips to the cancer center, with data breakdowns according to patient's employment, education, cancer type and treatment status, dependent status, income, and rural versus urban residence. Discusses the impact of cancer care on time for other activities.
...Cancer Survivors --- Examines logistic and time burdens of cancer care in breast and gynecologic cancer...
Reviewed: Mar 27, 2026
Provides resources and information on the impact of chronic disease in rural areas, as well as prevention and treatment strategies. Highlights specific chronic diseases, including heart disease and stroke, diabetes, chronic respiratory conditions, arthritis, HIV/AIDS, and obesity.
...cancer, see Are particular parts of the country more prone to cancer? on the Cancer...
Date: Nov 2021
Describes a proposed study of telehealth-based cancer interventions at both the provider and patient levels in order to identify barriers and facilitators for the intervention. Outlines the study's protocols, methods, and contributions to technology-enabled and team-based delivery models to support cancer care for rural and underserved communities.
...Cancer Care Delivery --- Describes a proposed study of telehealth-based cancer interventions at both the provider...
Date: Dec 2019
Analyzes 2012, 2014, and 2017 data from the National Cancer Institute's Health Information and National Trends Survey to determine differences in reported financial problems due to cancer in rural and urban populations. Table 1 provides a rural and urban comparison on several demographic and cancer characteristics, including sex, age, marital status, race and ethnicity, income, insurance status, and several factors related to cancer treatment.
...cancer treatment. --- Rural-Urban Differences in Financial Burden among Cancer Survivors: An Analysis of a Nationally...
Date: May 2020
Analyzes data from the Pennsylvania Cancer Registry between 2004 and 2014 to examine the mortality risk of prostate cancer for men aged 40 or older living in rural and urban Appalachian areas in Pennsylvania.
...Cancer-Specific Mortality in Pennsylvania Using Pennsylvania Cancer Registry Data, 2004–2014 --- Analyzes data from...
Date: Aug 2022
Compares the effectiveness of providing upfront and response-based incentives for post-treatment survey participation among 2,830 rural cancer survivors within the Wake Forest Baptist Health Comprehensive Cancer Center's catchment area.
...Cancer Survivors into Cancer Care Delivery Research Studies --- Compares the effectiveness of providing upfront and response...
Date: Apr 2024
Examines women's knowledge related to breast density and cancer diagnoses and how that impacts their decision to undergo pre-operative imaging. Utilizes Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC) data to analyze breast density knowledge and concern, clinical characteristics, and odds of being willing to delay treatment for additional testing. Includes demographic data on patients' breast density exam results, including rural versus urban location.
...Cancer Imaging Among Women with a Personal History of Breast Cancer --- Examines women's knowledge...
Reviewed: Oct 2025
Displays Iowa maps by cancer incidence in 48 cancer reporting zones. Allows user to search by time period, cancer site, and patient demographics. Includes option to see counties populating each cancer zone as well as percentage of the population living in a rural area.
...Cancer Zones Maps --- Displays Iowa maps by cancer incidence in 48 cancer reporting zones. Allows...
Date: Jan 2026
Identifies priorities and provides recommendations to support the cancer workforce, improve access to clinical trials, and promote high-quality research in the United States. Discusses the rural cancer care workforce and other factors influencing rural access to care throughout.
...Cancer Workforce: A Report from the President's Cancer Panel to the President of the United...