Cancer care disparities among rural populations are increasingly documented and may be
worsening, likely because of the impact of rurality on access to state-of-the-art cancer …

One in every twenty-five persons in America is a racial/ethnic minority who lives in a rural
area. Our objective was to summarize how racism and, subsequently, the social …

Estimates of those living in rural counties vary from 46.2 to 59 million, or 14% to 19% of the
US population. Rural communities face disadvantages compared with urban areas …

Importance Studies showing that patients with cancer from rural areas have worse outcomes
than their urban counterparts have relied on cancer population data and did not account for …

Mounting evidence suggests that weight management and physical activity (PA) improve
overall health and well being, and reduce the risk of morbidity and mortality among cancer …

Research has shown that recent post-treatment breast cancer survivors face significant
challenges around physical activity as they transition to recovery. This review examined …

Purpose Multiple health behaviours (not smoking, minimal alcohol consumption, and
maintaining a healthy weight by having a healthy diet and regular physical activity) improve …

Purpose Rural residents face higher cancer incidence rates and mortality rates, disparities
that could be mitigated with health technology interventions, yet a digital divide is also …

Introduction Lower levels of physical activity among rural relative to urban residents have
been suggested as an important contributor to rural–urban health disparity; however …

Residents of rural jurisdictions face significant health challenges, including some of the
highest rates of risky health behaviors and worst health outcomes of any group in the …