Cervical cancer disparities

R Perkins, E Mitchell - Journal of the National Medical Association, 2023 - Elsevier
Although preventable, cervical cancer ranks as the fourth most common cancer among
individuals (assigned as female at birth) worldwide with an estimated 604,127 individuals …

The implications of using maternity care deserts to measure progress in access to obstetric care: a mixed-integer optimization analysis

ME Meredith, LN Steimle, SM Radke - BMC health services research, 2024 - Springer
Background Lack of access to risk-appropriate maternity services, particularly for rural
residents, is thought to be a leading contributor to disparities in maternal morbidity and …

[HTML][HTML] Urban–rural variations in quality of care among patients with cancer in California

A Parikh-Patel, CR Morris, KW Kizer, T Wun… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Previous research suggests cancer patients living in rural areas have lower
quality of care, but population-based studies have yielded inconsistent results. This study …

Gynecologic oncologist impact on adjuvant chemotherapy care for stage II-IV ovarian cancer patients

KS Weeks, CF Lynch, M West, R Carnahan… - Gynecologic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective We aim to evaluate the impact gynecologic oncologists have on ovarian cancer
adjuvant chemotherapy care from their role as surgeons recommending adjuvant …

Association of distance to gynecologic oncologist and survival in a rural Midwestern state

KK Ulmer, B Greteman, M McDonald… - Women's Health …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Objectives: Rural ovarian cancer patients experience worse survival compared to urban
patients. We assessed whether distance to gynecologic oncology specialists was associated …

[HTML][HTML] A 10-year retrospective study of the risks and peculiarities in pediatric patients with (para) gonadal tumors and cysts

UO Ataikiru, ER Iacob, ER Heredea… - … of Morphology and …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction: Gonadal pediatric tumors are rare, ranking fourth (6%) among pediatric tumors,
by Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (https://seer. cancer. gov/). They …

Primary treatment of advanced ovarian cancer: how does the 'real world'practice?

AD Craig, E Garcia, PN Peters, L Chen… - Future …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Aims: This study evaluated primary treatment modalities in advanced ovarian cancer
according to sociodemographic characteristics and characterized chemotherapy regimens …

The charm of country life? Impact of rural childhood residence on physical and mental health in later life

DK Nadorff, A Duck, CS Lim… - The Journal of Rural …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Most studies of geographic health disparities are focused on adult rural
residence. However, previous studies have shown that the residential area in which one …

School-based obesity prevention programs in rural communities: a scoping review

CS Lim, J Robinson, E Hinton, XZ Gordy… - JBI evidence …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The objective of this review was to examine existing literature and conceptually
map the evidence for school-based obesity prevention programs implemented in rural …

Reduced Survival Outcome After Receiving a New Cancer Diagnosis in the Emergency Department: Findings from a Hospital Network in Rural Eastern North Carolina

HL Conley, CS Lea, RV Delgado, P Vos… - Journal of Racial and …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Patients whose cancer was found during an Emergency Department (ED) visit often
present at later stages when survival outcomes are worse. Limited research has …