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Date: Sep 2017
Highlights an investigation into the health effects of exposure to organochlorine pesticides for farmers and their spouses. Draws data from the Agricultural Health Study, which surveys agricultural workers in Iowa and North Carolina.
...Cancer Risk among Agricultural Health Study Farm Spouses Associated with Personal Use of Organochlorine Insecticides...
Date: Nov 2023
Examines prostate screening from 2012 to 2020 among men living in Florida. Utilizes the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) to analyze prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening percentages by county for men aged 18 or older. Discusses screening disparities related to Black men.
...Cancer Screening and Strategies, Florida Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2012–2020 --- Examines prostate screening...
Date: Aug 2008
Examines prevalence of and trends in mammography and Pap smear screening among adults living in rural and urban locations. Includes data by race, age, education, and income.
...Cancer Screening Practices Among Women in Rural and Urban Areas of the United States --- Examines...
Date: Feb 2023
Examines cancer screenings and other preventive services received by women. Includes data on mammogram and colon cancer screening among urban/suburban and rural women.
...cancer screenings and other preventive services received by women. Includes data on mammogram and colon...
Date: Nov 2025
Discusses the socioeconomic factors that correlate with acute care utilization among cancer patients, as well as the effect of regional specialist scarcity. Draws from Medicare data on patients with breast, lung, or colorectal cancer who have visited emergency departments or had non-elective hospitalizations and explores correlating social and regional factors, such as sex, rurality, social deprivation index score, and proximity to an oncology physician, among others.
...cancer patients, as well as the effect of regional specialist scarcity. Draws from Medicare data...
Date: Nov 2011
Examines rates of mammography and Pap test screening at Indian Health Service facilities in Montana and Wyoming from 2004-2006. Includes breakdowns by age group, type of facility, travel distance, purpose and number of visits, and prevalence of abnormal test results.
...Cancer Screening Patterns Among American Indian Women at IHS Clinics in Montana and Wyoming --- Examines...
Reviewed: Feb 2026
Contains cancer incidence and mortality data for a number of states, with the option to view data by county, cancer type, gender, race and ethnicity, and in most cases, rural/urban geography.
...cancer type, gender, race and ethnicity, and in most cases, rural/urban geography. --- Cancer-Rates.info Contains cancer...
Reviewed: Oct 2026
Interactive mapping tool showing 13 health measures for people in Delta Region counties/parishes. Allows users to compare rates by county, rural or urban status, to peer counties, to the national average, to national quartiles, by Health Resources and Services Administration regions, and by states.
...Cancer Rates for the Rural Delta Region --- Interactive mapping tool showing 13 health measures for people...
Date: Jul 2026
Examines the effectiveness of the Colonoscopy Outreach for Rural Communities (CORC) trial in recruiting rural patients via its remotely-delivered patient navigation program. Analyzes location of primary care organizations (PCOs) participating in CORC and their success in recruiting rural patients in clinical research.
...Cancer Screening Trial --- Examines the effectiveness of the Colonoscopy Outreach for Rural Communities (CORC) trial...
Reviewed: Oct 19, 2026
Provides information, resources, and answers to frequently asked questions about substance use and misuse in rural areas. Defines substance use, substance misuse, and substance use disorders (SUDs). Covers stigma reduction strategies; prevention, treatment, and recovery resources on four commonly misused substances; programs that support youth and discourage substance use initiation; and more.
...cancer in rural areas, see What contributes to higher incidence rates of cancer in rural...