Making the Case for Investment in Rural Cancer Control: An Analysis of Rural Cancer Incidence, Mortality, and Funding Trends

Estimates of those living in rural counties vary from 46.2 to 59 million, or 14% to 19% of the U.S. Rural communities face disadvantages compared with urban areas, including higher poverty, lower educational attainment, and lack of access to health services. We aimed to demonstrate rural-urban dispa...

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Published in:	Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention Vol. 26; no. 7; p. 992
Main Authors:	Blake, Kelly D, Moss, Jennifer L, Gaysynsky, Anna, Srinivasan, Shobha, Croyle, Robert T
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.07.2017
Subjects:	Financing, Government - standards Financing, Government - trends Healthcare Disparities - statistics & numerical data Healthcare Disparities - trends Humans Incidence National Cancer Institute (U.S.) - economics National Cancer Institute (U.S.) - statistics & numerical data National Cancer Institute (U.S.) - trends Neoplasms - epidemiology Neoplasms - therapy Rural Health - standards Rural Health - trends Rural Health Services - economics Rural Health Services - organization & administration Rural Health Services - statistics & numerical data Rural Health Services - trends Rural Population - statistics & numerical data SEER Program - statistics & numerical data United States Urban Health Urban Health Services - economics Urban Health Services - organization & administration Urban Health Services - statistics & numerical data Urban Health Services - trends Urban Population - statistics & numerical data
ISSN:	1538-7755, 1538-7755
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