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Cancer

Research Products & Journal Articles

Browse the full list of research publications on this topic completed by the Rural Health Research Centers.

Products – Freely accessible products include policy briefs, fact sheets, full reports, chartbooks, and interactive data websites.

Journal Articles – Articles in peer-reviewed journals may require a subscription or affiliation with a subscribing library. For these publications, Gateway lists the article citation, a brief summary, a link to additional information and access to the full-text of the article, if available.

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2017

  • Who Performs Colonoscopy? Workforce Trends Over Space and Time
    Journal Article
    University of South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
    Date: 11/2017
    Using data from South Carolina from 2001-2010, this study looked at changes in the types of facilities doing colonoscopies as well as the any changes in who is performing them.

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2010

  • Pollution Sources and Mortality Rates across Rural-Urban Areas in the United States
    Policy Brief
    West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
    Date: 02/2010
    Rural counties contain more than 65,000 EPA-recognized point pollution sources. A greater density of water and air pollution sources in rural counties is associated with higher cancer mortality rates, adjusting for other risks. Rural areas also experience mortality risks in association with coal mining activity.
  • Pollution Sources and Mortality Rates across Rural-Urban Areas in the United States (Final Report)
    West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
    Date: 02/2010
    Rural counties contain more than 65,000 EPA-recognized point pollution sources. A greater density of water and air pollution sources in rural counties is associated with higher cancer mortality rates, adjusting for other risks. Rural areas also experience mortality risks in association with coal mining activity.

2008

2007