… This article draws from the event and supporting literature to summarize the challenges
to delivering high-quality care in rural communities, update ASCO’s workforce data on the …

… cancer care providers experience parallel challenges in delivering care to their rural cancer
… Although no one approach fully addresses the many challenges of rural cancer care, a …

… One or more stages of the cancer care continuum could have been a focus of the supplement
application, depending on the needs of each rural community (eg, increased cancer …

… the perceptions of rural residents on their cancer experience. … overall community health
status perceived by cancer survivors … for cancer and cancer prevention in rural communities? (3) …

… ) improve comprehensive cancer care delivery to patients residing in rural communities with
… cancer center in these communities; 3) disseminate evidence-based information to rural …

… Rural cancer care has been maligned in the literature due to a … cancer care in small and
rural communities. A majority of US cancer patients are diagnosed and treated in community …

… -quality cancer care and reduce geographic disparities, the design and implementation of
tailored, multilevel interventions to address transportation barriers affecting rural communities …

… in rural populations, 3 and being uninsured can adversely affect not only receipt of cancer
care … Importantly, many rural communities lack public transportation and broadband Internet, …

… regarding the disparities in cancer care facing rural Appalachia and specifically West … a
higher cancer incidence and mortality rate with fewer oncologists per resident, while rural areas …

… among the local Aboriginal communities of the available local cancer services. In conclusion,
rural oncology is the care of patients with cancer in their local community, using local …