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Cancer in rural America: Improving access to clinical trials and quality of oncologic care.
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Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Reporting of Rurality, Deprivation, and Socioeconomic Characteristics in Cancer Clinical Trials: A Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2026Pooled it
- Progress and challenges in expanding access to clinical trials in pancreatic cancer.Communications medicine · 2026Review
- Quality cancer care for older adults in rural settings: Perspectives from the Cancer and Aging Research Group Junior Board.Journal of geriatric oncology · 2026Article
- Declining rural oncologist supply in the United States: a workforce analysis from 2014 to 2025.The oncologist · 2026Article
- Community voices, strategies to improve understanding, and access to prostate cancer genomic testing.Patient education and counseling · 2026Article
- Understanding Cancer Clinical Trial Participation in Rural Communities: A Qualitative Focus Group Study.Psycho-oncology · 2026Article
- Patient Perspectives on Approval Speed vs Evidentiary Certainty in US Cancer Drug Approvals.JAMA network open · 2026Article
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- An Integrated Academic Oncology Ecosystem for Hawai'i and the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands.Cancers · 2026Article
- Translating evidence into practice: Developing Canada's first position statement on genomics-informed oncology nursing.Canadian oncology nursing journal = Revue canadienne de nursing oncologique · 2026Article
- Trends and disparities in neoplasm-related mortality with death-certificate-documented protein-energy malnutrition in the United States, 1999-2024: a CDC WONDER multiple cause of death study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
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- Spatial analysis of diabetes prevalence and diabetes-related cancer mortality in the united states.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2025Article
- Bridging the rural cancer gap: why clinical trials must include rural patients.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2025Article
- Reporting and representation of race and ethnicity data in phase III clinical trials for hematological malignancies.Future science OA · 2025Article
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- American Cancer Society's Report on the Status of Cancer Disparities in the United States, 2025.CA: a cancer journal for cliniciansArticle
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Abstract
Individuals from rural areas in the United States suffer higher rates of morbidity and mortality from cancer than their urban counterparts. This review is based on the idea that equity-the elimination of unnecessary and preventable differences between groups of individuals-should underlie access to cancer care resources for patients from rural areas. Access to cancer clinical trials serves as the framework for identifying and understanding barriers in access to quality oncologic care. The authors discuss the interplay between rural living, socioeconomic status, culture, and health; and they highlight how economic considerations in rural areas often limit access to clinical trials and oncologic care because economies of scale do not apply in these regions given the requirement for high-quality oncology care even with lower patient volumes. The authors propose solutions to enhance access to clinical trials and improve the quality of oncologic care in rural areas, viewing these aims as ethical and moral imperatives.
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