Journal article
The Intersection of Rural Residence and Minority Race/Ethnicity in Cancer Disparities in the United States
International journal of environmental research and public health, v 18(4), pp 1-27
03 Feb 2021
PMID: 33546168
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Abstract
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 determinants of health disproportionately affect rural racial/ethnic minority populations, provide a review of the cancer disparities experienced by rural racial/ethnic minority groups, and recommend policy, research, and intervention approaches to reduce these disparities. We found that rural Black and American Indian/Alaska Native populations experience greater poverty and lack of access to care, which expose them to greater risk of developing cancer and experiencing poorer cancer outcomes in treatment and ultimately survival. There is a critical need for additional research to understand the disparities experienced by all rural racial/ethnic minority populations. We propose that policies aim to increase access to care and healthcare resources for these communities. Further, that observational and interventional research should more effectively address the intersections of rurality and race/ethnicity through reduced structural and interpersonal biases in cancer care, increased data access, more research on newer cancer screening and treatment modalities, and continued intervention and implementation research to understand how evidence-based practices can most effectively reduce disparities among these populations.
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- Title
- The Intersection of Rural Residence and Minority Race/Ethnicity in Cancer Disparities in the United States
- Creators
- Whitney E. Zahnd - University of South CarolinaCathryn Murphy - University of South CarolinaMarie Knoll - University of South CarolinaGabriel A. Benavidez - University of South CarolinaKelsey R. Day - University of South CarolinaRadhika Ranganathan - University of South CarolinaParthenia Luke - University of South CarolinaAnja Zgodic - University of South CarolinaKewei Shi - University of South CarolinaMelinda A. Merrell - University of South CarolinaElizabeth L. Crouch - University of South CarolinaHeather M. Brandt - St. Jude Children's Research HospitalJan M. Eberth - University of South Carolina
- Publication Details
- International journal of environmental research and public health, v 18(4), pp 1-27
- Publisher
- Mdpi
- Number of pages
- 26
- Grant note
- U1CRH30539 / Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (Health Resources and Services Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services); United States Department of Health & Human Services; United States Health Resources & Service Administration (HRSA) American Lebanese and Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC) of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC) T32-GM081740 / National Institutes of Health-National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH-NIGMS); United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) P30CA021765 / National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000623608700001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85100236581
- Other Identifier
- 991021855182404721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Environmental Sciences
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health