Website Search Results for: cancer
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Date: Jun 2016
Analyzes breast cancer incidence data from the Missouri Cancer Registry and Research Center from 2003 to 2008 to determine the stage of breast cancer presentation by race and geography for all 115 counties in Missouri. Includes cancer stage diagnosis data by race and metro versus nonmetro status.
...cancer incidence data from the Missouri Cancer Registry and Research Center from 2003 to 2008 to determine...
Date: Jul 2017
Provides a comprehensive assessment of cancer incidence and deaths by cancer type in nonmetropolitan and metropolitan counties. Includes rural-urban data by sex, age, cancer site, and other demographic factors. Discusses cancer risk factor prevalence and evidence-based interventions.
...cancer incidence and deaths by cancer type in nonmetropolitan and metropolitan counties. Includes rural-urban...
Date: Oct 2007
Brief overview of findings from a study to determine how far rural and urban colorectal cancer (CRC) patients travel to three types of specialty cancer care services: surgery, medical oncology consultation, and radiation oncology consultation.
...Cancer Services for Rural Colorectal Cancer Patients --- Brief overview of findings from a study to determine...
Date: Feb 2019
Study examining breast cancer diagnosis among postmenopausal women, comparing rural and urban residence in relation to stage of cancer diagnosis. Discusses social support and social strain as factors affecting cancer screening. Provides data drawn from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) on clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of 7,120 women diagnosed with breast cancer using Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) codes to identify rural and urban residence.
...Cancer Diagnosis Among Postmenopausal Women: The Women's Health Initiative --- Study examining breast cancer diagnosis...
Date: Apr 2022
A compilation of Preventing Chronic Disease articles related to cancer screenings published between 2020 and 2022. Covers issues such as colorectal, breast, lung, and cervical cancer; cancer screening disparities in minority groups; and rural versus urban cancer screening disparities, among other topics.
...cancer; cancer screening disparities in minority groups; and rural versus urban cancer screening disparities, among...
Date: Feb 2025
Reports on the activities, results, and administration of the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) Prevention Program since 2010. Discusses CPRIT initiatives related to cancer screening and prevention in rural and Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs) throughout. See Appendices G and H for case studies on rural youth cancer prevention and cancer public health response in predominantly rural areas.
...cancer prevention and cancer public health response in predominantly rural areas. --- The Cancer Prevention and Research...
Date: Apr 2021
Evaluates how geographic access to lung cancer screening facilities is related to population density, adult smoker distribution, and education level in New Hampshire and Vermont. Utilizes 2013-2017 County Health Rankings data. Discusses the significance of rural-urban access disparities in lung cancer screening, and describes the value of identifying access barriers.
...Cancer Detection: Exploring Access to Lung Cancer Screening Programs in New Hampshire and Vermont --- Evaluates...
Date: Jan 2025
Utilizes the multi-constraint Monte Carlo simulation method to analyze cancer counts in population subgroups from the county level to ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs). Utilizes 2016-2020 Utah Cancer Registry data to show cancer incidence by ZCTA. Discusses the importance of precision in cancer data reporting across the rural-urban continuum.
...Cancer Registry data to show cancer incidence by ZCTA. Discusses the importance of precision in cancer...
Date: Feb 2024
Provides an overview of the Chickahominy T.R.U.T.H. Project, a community–academic partnership between the Virginia Chickahominy Indian Tribe and Virginia Commonwealth University. Designed to investigate perceived cancer risk in Charles City County, Virginia; assess cancer knowledge, care access gaps, and perceived risks; and develop culturally tailored cancer education and resource navigation. Based on data from 50 in-person interviews and water tests near an area with significantly elevated cancer incidence rates.
...cancer risk in Charles City County, Virginia; assess cancer knowledge, care access gaps, and perceived...
Date: Oct 12, 2026
Two recent studies by American Cancer Society (ACS) scientists found that survival and mortality disparities between rural and urban women with breast cancer have widened over time. Results showed that women in small metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas experienced worse breast cancer survival rates than women in large metropolitan areas. Source: American Cancer Society.
...Cancer American Cancer Society Two recent studies by American Cancer Society (ACS) scientists found that...