Rural Monitor Search Results for: cancer
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Date: Jul 28, 2021
Researchers and rural communities are working together to address rural cancer prevention and control, with federal funding supporting a wide range of projects. From targeting health behaviors, to making cancer screening and vaccination more accessible, to increasing rural participation in clinical trials, efforts to reduce rural cancer burden are underway across the country. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer center affiliation to help address rural cancer disparities. Coming Together Around Rural Cancer Prevention...
Date: May 1, 2019
Cancer has become one of the leading causes of death for American Indian and Alaskan Native populations. In this article, a cancer researcher, foundation director, and medical professional share their models that engage these populations in cancer research, prevention, and treatment. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer in Native women. “Although it's not the most common cancer, breast cancer is the most...
Date: Jul 12, 2017
Colorectal cancer stands out as a cancer with increased incidence and mortality rates in rural areas – rates that are likely influenced by lack of screening. Using different approaches, two rural healthcare organizations in Idaho and Kentucky show how they are saving lives by improving colorectal cancer screening rates in their communities. - The Rural Monitor
...Cancer Screening - The Rural Monitor --- Colorectal cancer stands out as a cancer with increased incidence...
Date: Jun 1, 2022
Nuclear weapons testing from 1945 to 1962 and uranium mining from 1943 to 1971 exposed workers and community members living near the mines or testing sites to harmful levels of radiation that can lead to cancer and other illnesses. Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program (RESEP) grants help healthcare organizations provide screenings, referrals for medical treatment, and other services to this population. Two grantees, the Navajo Area RESEP and the Southwestern Utah RESEP, share their stories. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer and other illnesses. Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program (RESEP) grants help healthcare organizations...
Date: Aug 26, 2020
In addition to information from federal agencies, a Missouri cardiologist reviews the science behind what often seems to be mixed messages concerning alcohol use and its impact on health and well-being - The Rural Monitor
...cancers, like breast cancer in women. Alcohol and Its Link to Breast Cancer The CDC provides...
Date: Oct 4, 2017
What's in the air in the rural workplace? From grain dust to rock dust to hospital cleaning chemicals, all these particles have potential to cause chronic lung diseases. But, there are keys to prevention. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer . Asbestos, found in fire-resistant insulation, has a well-known link with cancer. Radon...
Date: Dec 12, 2018
For many rural Americans, distance to a specialty healthcare center hundreds of miles away makes for a long, uncomfortable, and expensive trip. In the past several decades, dozens of charitable flight services have cropped up to transport rural veterans, cancer patients, the chronically ill, and even abused children to treatment. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer patients, the chronically ill, and even abused children to treatment. - The Rural Monitor --- Dec 12, 2018 Taking...
Date: Dec 29, 2021
Articles on vaccination, swing beds, COPD, cancer, workforce and more made it onto the year's most-read list. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer, workforce and more made it onto the year's most-read list. - The Rural...
Date: Oct 23, 2019
A new diagnosis of cancer? Of a rare disease? Or a chronic medical problem with seemingly no new treatment? The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences is supporting investigators and ensuring that their cutting-edge science gets to the people who need it. Translational science teams in Arkansas, Florida and Washington are making that happen in the rural areas of their states. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer? Of a rare disease? Or a chronic medical problem with seemingly no new treatment...
Date: Apr 28, 2021
Fast, reliable broadband is essential for people to access telehealth and patient portals as well as work and study from home, but rural and tribal areas fall behind urban and suburban areas in terms of broadband deployment and speed. Organizations in Alabama, Colorado, and Kentucky share how broadband affects their work and their patients' care. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer survivors stay physically active, Hirko learned that many cancer survivors didn't live close...