Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Purpose of Review: The 66 million Americans who live in rural areas experience notable cancer disparities. It is imperative to examine the spatial elements of these disparities to know how to best target policies and interventions. Our review summarizes spatial methods in rural cancer control research. Recent Findings: Spatial methods relevant for rural cancer control research range from identifying patterns to spatial accessibility to regression approaches. Recent applications have adapted to the new rural health landscape by considering the role of telehealth in spatial accessibility measures and the impact of rural hospital closures in multilevel regression modeling with spatial considerations. Further, research continues to innovate on small area estimation techniques to provide useful risk factor and burden estimates to inform interventions. Summary: As rural cancer disparities persist, it is critical that researchers continue to develop and adapt spatial methods that will best inform policies and interventions to reduce these disparities.
Source: Current Epidemiology Reports
Institutions: University of Iowa, University of Iowa Health Care, University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Virginia Tech, University of New Mexico, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Baylor University, University of Washington, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Language: English
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $4,090
Funders: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, Cell Science Research Foundation, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, Jiangsu Commission of Health, Margareta af Ugglas Foundation, Swedish Foundation for MS Research, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Marie Curie, European Commission, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Agence Nationale de la Recherche, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Eusko Jaurlaritza, Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Vetenskapsrådet, Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu, Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Forskningsrådet om Hälsa, Arbetsliv och Välfärd, Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, King Khalid University, Universitas Airlangga, Jiangsu Science and Technology Department, Agentura Pro Zdravotnický Výzkum České Republiky, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Nanfang Hospital, National Science and Technology Major Project, National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, National Key Research and Development Program of China, Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, Technology Development, HORIZON EUROPE Health, Japan Endocrine Society, Intramural Research Program, Japanese Gastric Cancer Association
OpenAlex ID: W7130818248