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61. Pollution and Regional Variations of Lung Cancer Mortality in the United States
Date: Aug 2017

Identifies counties in the U.S. with higher rates of lung cancer mortality and related community-level factors, including rurality, socioeconomic status, level of particulate matter pollution, and access to healthcare. Includes a map showing lung cancer mortality clusters and a "lung cancer mortality belt" from eastern Oklahoma through central Appalachia.

...cancer mortality clusters and a "lung cancer mortality belt" from eastern Oklahoma through central Appalachia...

62. Association Between Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act and Survival Among Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients
Date: Aug 2022

Examines the relationship between cancer survival and Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by sex, race and ethnicity, poverty level, and rurality. Utilizes the Cancer Incidence in North America (CiNA) Survival dataset to analyze 2, 555 ,302 patients diagnosed with cancer to see pre-ACA and post-ACA survival rates.

...Cancer Patients --- Examines the relationship between cancer survival and Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care...

63. Engaging Rural Communities in Cancer Prevention and Control Research: Development and Preliminary Insights from a Community-Based Research Registry
Date: Oct 2021

Discusses the establishment of the Virginia Living Well (VALW) registry in 2018 and the methodology involved to include rural and underrepresented populations in cancer research through community outreach. Includes county-level maps of cancer data in Virginia as well as demographic data on VALW participants broken down by employment, income, insurance status, cancer screening frequency, race, rural versus urban, and more.

...cancer research through community outreach. Includes county-level maps of cancer data in Virginia as well...

64. Investigating Psychological Mechanisms Linking Pain Severity to Depression Symptoms in Women Cancer Survivors at a Cancer Center with a Rural Catchment Area
Date: Feb 2024

Analyzes associations and identifies mediating factors between pain severity and symptoms of depression among 183 breast, cervical, ovarian, and endometrial/uterine cancer survivors, utilizing mixed rural and urban data. Discusses rural-specific challenges associated with pain management and unmet mental health needs.

...Cancer Survivors at a Cancer Center with a Rural Catchment Area --- Analyzes associations and identifies...

65. Rural-Urban Disparities in Cancer
Reviewed: May 2023

Provides data and maps reflecting cancer incidence and mortality, comparing rural, nonmetro urban, and metro counties. Explores urban and rural disparities regarding cancer type, access to healthcare for rural residents, risk factors for cancer incidence, and preventative care.

...cancer incidence, and preventative care. Type Document Organization National Cancer Institute Tagged as Access · Cancer...

66. County-Level Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates on Colorectal Cancer Survival in the State of Georgia: Does County-Level Rurality Matter?
Date: Jan 2024

Evaluates 5-year colorectal cancer (CRC) survival rates in Georgia by county-level rurality and CRC screening rate. Uses 2004-2010 Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program data. Discusses rural-urban CRC mortality disparities, and describes the influence of CRC screening on mortality.

...Cancer Screening Rates on Colorectal Cancer Survival in the State of Georgia: Does County-Level...

67. Rate of New Cancers in American Indian and Alaska Native, Non-Hispanic
Added: Jun 2023

Provides comparative data of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) cancer rates with White cancer rates. Data can be broken down by sex, Indian Health Service (IHS) region, and type of cancer.

...cancer rates with White cancer rates. Data can be broken down by sex, Indian Health...

68. Measuring the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Behaviors and Health Care Utilization in Rural and Urban Patients with Cancer and Cancer Survivors
Date: Feb 2023

Examines health behaviors among cancer patients and survivors in urban and rural communities with a focus on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Analyzes health characteristics and behaviors, healthcare utilization, COVID-19 pandemic safety precautions, and more.

...Cancer and Cancer Survivors --- Examines health behaviors among cancer patients and survivors in urban and rural...

69. A Statewide Investigation of Geographic Lung Cancer Incidence Patterns and Radon Exposure in a Low-Smoking Population
Date: 2018

Examines Utah Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER) data to describe smoking-adjusted lung cancer rates between nonmetropolitan and metropolitan counties by indoor radon levels, sex, and cancer stage. Compares lung cancer rates between Utah and all SEER sites. Includes statistics of nonmetropolitan and metropolitan Utah counties by race/ethnicity, smoking prevalence, education, income, and more.

...cancer rates between nonmetropolitan and metropolitan counties by indoor radon levels, sex, and cancer stage...

70. Availability of Cancer Care Services and the Organization of Care Delivery at Critical Access Hospitals
Date: Jul 2023

Examines the availability and organization of cancer care services at Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Summarizes results of a survey of nursing and patient care leaders at 135 CAHs. Describes cancer treatment, diagnostic, and screening services provided at CAHs and the staff used to deliver patient care. Identifies four levels of CAH cancer care services.

...cancer care services. --- View more Availability of Cancer Care Services and the Organization of Care...