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501. Primary Care Providers Experiences Implementing Low-Dose Computed Tomography Recommendations for Lung Cancer Screening - Resources
Date: Nov 2023

Identifies factors affecting implementation of lung cancer screening programs in rural areas as discussed in interviews with 15 primary care providers practicing in rural Oregon. Factors discussed include clinic workflows, communication practices, patient access to screening, costs, share decision-making, and clinic screening "champions."

...Cancer Screening --- Identifies factors affecting implementation of lung cancer screening programs in rural areas as discussed...

502. Racial Residential Segregation and Colorectal Cancer Mortality in the Mississippi Delta Region - Resources
Date: Feb 2021

Investigates whether rurality influences the relationship between racial segregation and colorectal cancer (CRC) outcomes in the Mississippi Delta Region. Features county-level data on CRC mortality, with information broken down by race and rurality.

...Cancer Mortality in the Mississippi Delta Region --- Investigates whether rurality influences the relationship between racial...

503. Rural Disparities in Surgical Care from Gynecologic Oncologists Among Midwestern Ovarian Cancer Patients - Resources
Date: Nov 2020

Compares the surgeries of 1,003 rural and urban women between 18 and 89 with ovarian cancer between 2010 and 2012 in Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa with particular focus on access to gynecologic oncologist specialists. Discusses referral practices, distances to specialists, and outcomes of surgeries with specialists compared to non-specialists.

...Cancer Patients --- Compares the surgeries of 1,003 rural and urban women between 18 and 89 with...

504. Colorectal Cancer Screening in Rural and Poor-Resourced Communities - Resources
Date: Aug 2018

Reports on a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach testing the usefulness of Empowering Communities for Life (EC4L), a culturally appropriate and community relevant intervention, developed to increase colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in two rural and underserved counties within the Mississippi Delta region of Arkansas. Describes the CBPR model, and the preliminary training and collaboration with community partners, and discusses participant barriers and facilitators to effective screening.

...Cancer Screening in Rural and Poor-Resourced Communities --- Reports on a community-based participatory research...

505. Trends in Influenza- and Pneumonia-Related Mortality in Lung Cancer Patients from 1999 to 2022: A Retrospective CDC WONDER Analysis - Resources
Date: Sep 2025

Examines demographic factors associated with increased influenza- and pneumonia-related mortality in lung cancer patients, utilizing 1999-2022 CDC WONDER data. Includes data and discussion of rural-urban mortality disparities.

...Cancer Patients from 1999 to 2022: A Retrospective CDC WONDER Analysis --- Examines demographic factors associated...

506. A Ten-Year Overview of Cancer Genetic Family History Screening in Georgia's Latina Population - Resources
Date: Oct 2024

Examines the use of cancer genetic family history (FH) screening among 9,328 Latina women in Georgia, utilizing 2013-2022 Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education (GA CORE) screening data. Includes data on total positive and negative FH screening results, and compares changes in FH screening completion rates over time by rurality and social deprivation.

...Cancer Genetic Family History Screening in Georgia's Latina Population --- Examines the use of cancer...

507. Three Large Scale Surveys Highlight the Complexity of Cervical Cancer Under-Screening Among Women 45-65 Years of Age in the United States - Resources
Date: Jan 2020

Examines cervical cancer screening rates based on data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the Health Center Patient Survey, and the Health Information National Trends Survey. Discusses demographics, including rural and urban location, and screening rates by age, location, education level, race and ethnicity, and insurance coverage.

...Cancer Under-Screening Among Women 45-65 Years of Age in the United States --- Examines...

508. Guideline Adoption in Safety-Net Care: Understanding the Prevention, Screening, and Management of Cervical Cancer in Safety-Net and Health Resources and Services Administration-Supported Settings of Care - Resources
Date: Mar 2022

Provides an overview of a multi-agency federal collaborative strategy to prevent and manage cervical cancer in the United States. Discusses ways to provide effective screening services, manage treatment, and locate facilitators that assist in providing safety-net healthcare to underserved populations, including low-income, uninsured, and rural women.

...Cancer in Safety-Net and Health Resources and Services Administration-Supported Settings of Care --- Provides...

509. Palliative Care Specialist Use Among Medicare Decedents Who Had Poor-Prognosis Cancers - Resources
Date: Jul 2025

Examines demographic variation in specialty palliative care (PC) use, utilizing data of all Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries who died from poor-prognosis cancers between 2018 and 2023. See Figure 3 for data on associations between rural or urban populations, among other factors, and PC use.

...Cancers --- Examines demographic variation in specialty palliative care (PC) use, utilizing data of all Medicare...

510. QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Cancer, by Urban-Rural Status and Sex — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 1999–2019 - Resources
Date: Sep 2021

Line chart showing urban and rural cancer death rates for men and women from 1999 through 2019.

...Cancer, by Urban-Rural Status and Sex — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 1999–2019 --- Line...