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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: Aug 2015
Explores associations between access, for example one or more facilities, to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and cancer mortality-to-incidence ratios in every county in the United States using 2006-2010 data from the National Cancer Institute State Cancer Profile. Examines breast, cervical, prostate, and colorectal cancer. Data is broken down by cancer type, rural versus urban, Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designation, and race.
...Cancer Institute State Cancer Profile. Examines breast, cervical, prostate, and colorectal cancer. Data is broken...
Date: Mar 2023
Explores the connection between rurality and travel time to receive treatment for rare cancers. Breaks down data by patient characteristics, such as age and rurality, among other measures. Compares rare cancers with common cancers and by treatment type.
...cancers with common cancers and by treatment type. --- The Interaction of Rurality and Rare Cancers...
Deadline: Jun 10, 2026
Funding to implement evidence-based strategies to ensure that all Texans benefit from cancer prevention knowledge. Projects will include interventions to reduce cancer risk, disease burden, and cancer disparities and address social determinants that contribute to cancer burden and disparities. Applications must include the delivery of interventions to non-metropolitan (rural) and/or medically underserved counties in the state.
...cancer prevention knowledge. Projects will include interventions to reduce cancer risk, disease burden, and cancer...
Date: Dec 2024
Examines receipt of post-cancer treatment summary and follow-up instructions among rural and urban breast cancer survivors in Missouri, utilizing Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Cancer Survivorship Module data for 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020. Provides data breakdowns by metropolitan, micropolitan, small town, and rural setting.
...Cancer Treatment Instructions: An Analysis of Rural vs. Urban Breast Cancer Survivors in Missouri using...
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: 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...
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...