ArticleAmerican journal of surgery2021
Rural barriers to early lung cancer detection: Exploring access to lung cancer screening programs in New Hampshire and Vermont.
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- Facilitators and barriers of lung cancer screening participation: umbrella and systematic review of the global evidence.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
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- Geospatial analysis as a tool for identification of potential targetable regions for lung cancer screening interventions in Massachusetts.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- The impact of rurality, socioeconomic status, and health literacy on lung cancer screening uptake: a systematic review protocol.Translational lung cancer research · 2025Article
- Single-center retrospective analysis of the impact of rurality on glioblastoma care in Vermont.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Lung cancer screening among minority groups: Identifying gaps in screening and opportunities for intervention.JTCVS open · 2024Article
- Rural-Urban Disparities in Receipt of Surgery for Potentially Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.The Journal of surgical research · 2023Article
- Implementation and Uptake of Rural Lung Cancer Screening.Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR · 2022Article
- Urban-Rural Disparities in the Lung Cancer Surgical Treatment Pathway: The Paradox of a Rich, Small Region.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Distance to highway and factory density related to lung cancer death and associated spatial heterogeneity in effects in Jiading District, Shanghai.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundRural populations face many health disadvantages compared to urban areas. There is a critical need to better understand the current lung cancer screening landscape in these communities to identify targeted areas to improve the impact of this proven tool.
methodsData from the County Health Rankings of New Hampshire and Vermont was reviewed for population density, distribution of adult smokers, and level of education compared to the distribution of Lung Cancer Screening Facilities throughout these two states.
resultsScreening programs in southern counties of Vermont with lower levels of education have decreased access. In New Hampshire, there are no programs within 30 miles of the areas with the largest distribution of smokers, and decreased access in some areas with the lowest levels of education.
conclusionsImproving equitable access to high-quality screening services in rural regions and the creation of targeted interventions to address decreased access in areas of high tobacco use and low education is vital to decreasing the incidence of latestage presentations of lung cancer within these populations.
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