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Date: Dec 12, 2018
For many rural Americans, distance to a specialty healthcare center hundreds of miles away makes for a long, uncomfortable, and expensive trip. In the past several decades, dozens of charitable flight services have cropped up to transport rural veterans, cancer patients, the chronically ill, and even abused children to treatment. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer patients, the chronically ill, and even abused children to treatment. - The Rural Monitor --- Dec 12, 2018 Taking...
Date: Oct 4, 2017
What's in the air in the rural workplace? From grain dust to rock dust to hospital cleaning chemicals, all these particles have potential to cause chronic lung diseases. But, there are keys to prevention. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer . Asbestos, found in fire-resistant insulation, has a well-known link with cancer. Radon...
Date: Jan 2019
Results of a study of women diagnosed with breast cancer at 8 institutions in 2013-2014, examining whether use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy instead of adjuvant chemotherapy varies by nonclinical factors such as patient socioeconomic status or rural residence. Features demographic statistics with breakdown by rural residence.
...Cancer Research and Treatment, 173(1), 179-188 01/2019 Cancer · Health disparities · Rural-urban differences...
Date: Feb 2024
Analyzes oncology genomic panel utilization of 9,886 subjects who received testing between January 2016 and June 2020. Provides data on test panel sizes and clinical trial matching status, with breakdowns by level of socioeconomic deprivation and rural or urban status. Describes trends in genomic testing, and discusses the significance of testing access to equity in cancer care.
...cancer care. Yiqing Zhao, Anastasios Dimou, Zachary C. Fogarty, et al. Cancer Research Communications, 4(2), 303-311 02/2024...
Date: Oct 23, 2019
A new diagnosis of cancer? Of a rare disease? Or a chronic medical problem with seemingly no new treatment? The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences is supporting investigators and ensuring that their cutting-edge science gets to the people who need it. Translational science teams in Arkansas, Florida and Washington are making that happen in the rural areas of their states. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer? Of a rare disease? Or a chronic medical problem with seemingly no new treatment...
Date: Nov 2023
Presents results from a survey on barriers, facilitators, and benefits of telehealth use for early integrated palliative care (EIPC). Survey participants were 48 clinicians providing palliative care services to patients with advanced lung cancer. Discusses clinician attitudes, logistical and organizational influences, and patient characteristics affecting access. Highlights barriers experienced by rural patients.
...Cancers, 15(22), 5340 11/2023 Access · Cancer · Health workforce · Hospice and palliative care · Statistics and data...
Added: Jul 20, 2023
A healthcare system in rural Washington partners with a small organic farm to offer weekly produce boxes to eligible low-income patients.
...cancer and diabetes in rural Jefferson County, Washington. Intervention: A local healthcare system partnered with...
Date: Jun 2019
Video emphasizing the importance of addressing health disparities related to lung cancer, healthcare access, screenings, prevention, and education on clinical trials. Encourages efforts to include Native American communities in screening, disease prevention, and clinical research. Explores ways in which translational science and community-based participatory research can create bonds between researchers and the public.
...Cancer Center Access · Cancer · Health disparities · Health screening · Tribal communities · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...
Reviewed: Aug 29, 2022
Provides answers to frequently asked questions and resources on rural obesity and weight control. Compares obesity in rural and urban areas, discusses how obesity impacts health and factors contributing to obesity is rural areas. Covers health promotion efforts for local health departments, schools, communities, and rural specific models.
...Cancer Among Adults by Location of Residence Metropolitan Area Outside Metropolitan Area Heart disease 10.4% 12.5% Cancer...
Date: May 2019
Evaluates the mobile mammography efforts of several programs in South Dakota. Includes a county-level map (see additional link) that details mobile mammography coverage and utilization, as well as breast cancer prevalence and mortality.
...cancer prevalence and mortality. 05/2019 South Dakota Cancer Coalition Cancer · Health screening · Mobile and episodic...