Rural–urban disparities in cancer outcomes: opportunities for future research

S Bhatia, W Landier, ED Paskett… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Cancer care disparities among rural populations are increasingly documented and may be
worsening, likely because of the impact of rurality on access to state-of-the-art cancer …

[HTML][HTML] The intersection of rural residence and minority race/ethnicity in cancer disparities in the United States

WE Zahnd, C Murphy, M Knoll, GA Benavidez… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
One in every twenty-five persons in America is a racial/ethnic minority who lives in a rural
area. Our objective was to summarize how racism and, subsequently, the social …

Drone-aided healthcare services for patients with chronic diseases in rural areas

SJ Kim, GJ Lim, J Cho, MJ Côté - Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 2017 - Springer
This paper addresses the drone-aided delivery and pickup planning of medication and test
kits for patients with chronic diseases who are required to visit clinics for routine health …

[HTML][HTML] Urban-rural disparities in health care utilization among Chinese adults from 1993 to 2011

J Li, L Shi, H Liang, G Ding, L Xu - BMC health services research, 2018 - Springer
Background Despite economic growth and improved health outcomes over the past few
decades, China still experiences striking urban-rural health inequalities. Urban and rural …

[HTML][HTML] Physical and mental health among cancer survivors: considerations for long-term care and quality of life

MJ Naughton, KE Weaver - North Carolina medical journal, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The physical and mental health of cancer patients needs to be addressed not only during
active treatment but also throughout the continuum of survivorship care. This commentary …

Weight management and physical activity throughout the cancer care continuum

W Demark‐Wahnefried, KH Schmitz… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Mounting evidence suggests that weight management and physical activity (PA) improve
overall health and well being, and reduce the risk of morbidity and mortality among cancer …

Financial burden of pediatric cancer for patients and their families

EL Warner, AC Kirchhoff, GE Nam… - Journal of oncology …, 2015 - ascopubs.org
Purpose: Cancer treatment may cause financial stress for pediatric oncology patients and
their families. We evaluated pediatric cancer caregivers' perceived financial burden related …

Mental distress and health care use among survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer: a cross‐sectional analysis of the National Health Interview Survey

S Kaul, JC Avila, M Mutambudzi, H Russell… - Cancer, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The current study was conducted to examine the prevalence and correlates
of mental distress among survivors of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer and a …

Rural–urban differences in health behaviors and implications for health status among US cancer survivors

KE Weaver, N Palmer, L Lu, LD Case… - Cancer Causes & …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose Rural US adults have increased risk of poor outcomes after cancer, including
increased cancer mortality. Rural–urban differences in health behaviors have been …

Beyond broadband: digital inclusion as a driver of inequities in access to rural cancer care

PB DeGuzman, V Bernacchi, CA Cupp, B Dunn… - Journal of Cancer …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Rural cancer survivors have worse quality of life than their urban counterparts.
Telemedicine is a potential solution to connecting rural residents with specialized cancer …