Website Search Results for: cancer
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Provides interactive data on cancer in Nebraska. Includes data breakdowns according to cancer diagnoses, stage, and type; demographics of cancer patients; cancer trends by year; and geography by local health department region and rural versus urban location.
...Cancer Registry Dashboard --- Provides interactive data on cancer in Nebraska. Includes data breakdowns according to cancer...
Date: Dec 2015
Highlights a study on a cancer screening model implemented on the Hopi reservation in Arizona. Evaluates the effectiveness of the Hopi Cancer Support Services' efforts in maintaining breast and cervical cancer screenings and increasing colorectal cancer screening among Hopi women.
...Cancer Support Services' efforts in maintaining breast and cervical cancer screenings and increasing colorectal cancer...
Date: Jan 2019
Describes a partnership between the American Cancer Society and a system of community health centers in New Orleans and 7 rural locations in south central Texas, for the purpose of promoting interventions to increase rates of colorectal cancer screening. Examines strategies for reaching diverse, underserved populations and increasing community demand, community access, and provider delivery of services by using electronic health records to track screenings.
...Cancer Society and Community Health Centers Partner to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening --- Describes a partnership...
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 2025
Discusses the Southeastern American Indian Cancer Health Equity Partnership (SAICEP), a cancer prevention initiative focused on addressing cancer burdens through partnerships with North Carolina's tribal nations and urban Indian organizations. Details SAICEP's current initiative to encourage youth cancer prevention advocacy, including strategies related to human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, tobacco use reduction, and sun safety.
...Cancer Prevention --- Discusses the Southeastern American Indian Cancer Health Equity Partnership (SAICEP), a cancer prevention...
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: Jan 2020
Discusses the utility of geographic information systems software (ArcGIS) with public health data to inform resource allocation and public health interventions for cancer control planning. Provides step-by-step guidance for developing a bivariate choropleth map (map of two variables) using county data from South Carolina's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for cervical cancer screening, and data on the availability of cervical cancer screening providers in South Carolina's Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program.
...cancer screening, and data on the availability of cervical cancer screening providers in South Carolina...
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: 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: Aug 2025
Examines lung cancer incidence and mortality across rural and urban populations. Utilizes National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program data to analyzes rural versus urban disparities in lung cancer, with further breakdowns according to demographic variables.
...Cancer: An International Interdisciplinary Journal of the American Cancer Society, 131(15) 08/2025 Cancer · Health...