Website Search Results for: cancer
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Date: Jan 2019
Discusses mammographic screening among Latina and non-Latina White residents of two rural counties in eastern Washington. Analyzes questionnaire data representing county-level differences in screening rates based on ethnicity, sociodemographic information, age, and predictors of breast cancer-screening participation. Presents this study in relation to broader educational efforts to increase rates of clinical breast exams.
...cancer-screening participation. Presents this study in relation to broader educational efforts to increase rates...
Date: Jun 2025
Special issue of Preventing Chronic Disease featuring articles that examine rural health disparities and discuss rural public health strategies to address cancer, diabetes, and other chronic conditions, and to promote physical activity.
...cancer, diabetes, and other chronic conditions, and to promote physical activity. --- Rural Health Disparities: Contemporary...
Date: Aug 2025
Examines rural-urban differences in clinical presentation, treatment, and outcomes among 119 newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients who presented at the University of Vermont Medical Center from 2017 to 2021. Discusses rural cancer disparities in treatment outcomes and access to care.
...cancer disparities in treatment outcomes and access to care. --- Single-Center Retrospective Analysis of the Impact...
Date: Apr 2024
Using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Vital Statistics System data, offers state level rural and urban data for preventable deaths in people younger than 80. Death causes include unintentional injury, chronic lower respiratory disease, heart disease, stroke, and cancer.
...cancer. Macarena C. García 04/2024 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cancer · Cardiovascular disease · Chronic...
Date: Aug 2003
Thematic issue focused on American Indian/Alaska Native health disparities related to diabetes, cancer, bronchiolitis, injury mortality, and vaccination rates.
...cancer, bronchiolitis, injury mortality, and vaccination rates. --- Health Disparities Experienced by American Indians and Alaska...
Date: Jan 5, 2026
Notice from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announcing updates to the HRSA-supported Women's Preventive Services Guidelines relating to cervical cancer screening. For most non-grandfathered group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage, this update will take effect in 2027. Source: Federal Register.
...cancer screening. For most non-grandfathered group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group...
Date: Jun 2017
Examines the prevalence and predictors of heavy episodic alcohol use in women from 18 clinics in the Appalachian region of Ohio, a primarily rural area, as part of the Community Awareness Resources and Education I (CARE I) study. CARE I focused on determining how social, environmental, behavioral, and biological factors contribute to the causes and prevention of cervical cancer.
...cancer. --- Correlates of Risky Alcohol Use Among Women from Appalachian Ohio Examines the prevalence and predictors...
Date: Jan 2015
Details a study based on surveys of women in rural Appalachian regions of Kentucky who have started the HPV vaccination regarding their perceived level of control over their health and, specifically, cervical cancer. Discusses the possible effect of fatalistic beliefs on rates of completion of all 3 doses of the HPV vaccination.
...cancer. Discusses the possible effect of fatalistic beliefs on rates of completion of all 3 doses...
Date: Dec 2016
Investigates the prevalence of sexual and intimate partner gender-based violence (GBV) in 3 Appalachian counties of Ohio. Supports health professionals' efforts to address the disproportionately high cervical cancer rates in these regions by analyzing the relationship between exposure to GBV and smoking behaviors.
...cancer rates in these regions by analyzing the relationship between exposure to GBV and smoking...
Date: Nov 2023
Presents a qualitative study protocol that examines screening rates at VA medical centers during COVID-19 to determine strategies that provide continued care during public health emergencies. Discusses selection of sites, which will be based on rurality, COVID-19 patient caseload, and performance related to cancer and mental health screenings. Highlights the importance of care coordination teams in regard to specialty care.
...cancer and mental health screenings. Highlights the importance of care coordination teams in regard to specialty...