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1. Higher Risk of Melanoma-Related Deaths for Patients Residing in Rural Counties: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program Study
Date: Jun 2024

Analyzes the persistence of the rural mortality penalty (RMP) related to melanoma cancer. Utilizes 2000-2019 SEER Research-Plus-17-Registry data to examine disease characteristics, incidence, and mortality rates, with breakdowns by race/ethnicity, income, and rural versus urban location.

...cancer. Utilizes 2000-2019 SEER Research-Plus-17-Registry data to examine disease characteristics, incidence...

2. Cancer in Rural America as a Public Health Issue
Added: May 2024

Provides a brief overview of cancer in rural areas, along with relevant CDC resources and reports.

...Cancer in Rural America as a Public Health Issue --- Provides a brief overview of cancer...

3. Rural Comprehensive Cancer Care: Qualitative Analysis of Current Challenges and Opportunities
Date: May 2024

Highlights a study aiming to understand the challenges in providing comprehensive cancer care in rural hospitals from the prospective of rural providers. Bases finding on interviews with 13 practitioners providing cancer care in rural hospitals in Iowa. Identifies strengths and barriers to providing cancer care in rural hospitals.

...cancer care in rural hospitals in Iowa. Identifies strengths and barriers to providing cancer care...

4. Same People, Different Results: Categorizing Cancer Registry Cases Across the Rural-Urban Continuum
Date: May 2024

Evaluates patient categorization results produced by applying 9 U.S. rural-urban indexes to 1,569 Wisconsin Pancreatic Cancer Registry patients. Discusses indexes' consistency of results, geographic scale, and other concerns related to their application to cancer research.

...cancer research. --- View more Same People, Different Results: Categorizing Cancer Registry Cases Across the Rural...

5. Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Access to Accredited Facilities for Cancer Treatment
Date: May 2024

Examines access to cancer care at accredited hospitals in Pennsylvania due to expanded coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Analyzes patient characteristics before and after ACA implementation, with breakdowns according to sex, age, race/ethnicity, area deprivation, and urban, large town, small town, or rural location, among other characteristics. Provides commentary on ACA impacts for patients in nonurban areas.

...Cancer Treatment --- Examines access to cancer care at accredited hospitals in Pennsylvania due to expanded...

6. Facilitators and Barriers of HPV Vaccination: A Qualitative Study in Rural Georgia
Date: May 2024

Presents findings from interviews with 40 parents and young adults in rural southwest Georgia on attitudes, knowledge, and preferences related to human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination uptake. Discusses challenges and opportunities related to transportation, knowledge, trust, and stigma.

...Cancer, 24, 592 Date 05/2024 Type Document Tagged as Access · Children and youth · Infectious diseases...

7. Preventable Premature Deaths from the Five Leading Causes of Death in Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan Counties, United States, 2010–2022
Date: May 2024

Analyzes National Vital Statistics System mortality data between 2010 and 2022 to find the 5 leading causes of preventable deaths for people less than 80 years old. Discusses trends across time in metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncore regions and the impact of COVID-19 on the findings. Offers recommendations for future data analysis.

...Cancer · Cardiovascular disease · Chronic respiratory conditions · Health disparities · Injuries · Mortality · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

8. Trends in Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-Associated Cancers, Arkansas, 2001-2018
Added: Apr 2024

Offers comparison of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) related cancers trends in Arkansas with national trends. Includes county-level data for incidence and vaccination.

...Cancers, Arkansas, 2001-2018 --- Offers comparison of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) related cancers trends in Arkansas...

9. CDC Rural Health
Reviewed: Apr 2024

Provides an overview of rural health concerns, access to CDC-produced reports highlighting rural health issues, and examples of resources and successful approaches to improve health in rural communities. Topics addressed include a range of public health and population health concerns.

...Cancer · Children and youth · Chronic respiratory conditions · Diabetes · Health disparities · Healthcare quality · Mortality · Population health...

10. Nevada Department of Health and Human Services Data Portal
Reviewed: Apr 2024

Dashboard provides data on a variety of population health measures. County level data, including a group of counties defined as rural, are available for topic areas including substance use and misuse; maternal and child health; elderly health; Medicaid enrollment; infectious diseases, cancer, and other health conditions; vaccinations; mortality including suicide; telehealth; and other general population and community health statistics. Includes the DHHS Factbook which reports on the activities of DHHS.

...cancer, and other health conditions; vaccinations; mortality including suicide; telehealth; and other general population and community...