Stomp Out
Cancer in Rural
This website is intended to provide
knowledge and information in order to increase awareness about rural
communities and the lack of resources for cancer prevention. Research is
currently being collected and compiled in order to these communities
receive the necessary prevention resources.
FACTS: Studies have found that rural residents are at
risk for late stage diagnosis. The
incidence of unstaged disease, which means that the stage of disease at
diagnosis is unknown, is 6 percent higher for all cancer sites in
Appalachia and 28 percent higher for rural residents of Appalachia. “Cancer Death Rates---Appalachia, 1994-1998” (2002).
Retrieved on November 10, 2004 from www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5124a3.htm. FACTS: The death rate in rural Appalachia,
176.3/100,000, for all cancers is higher than all of Appalachian region,
173.1/100,000. In addition it is
significantly higher than the national cancer death rate, 166.7/100,000. Penn State. “Study Shows Certain Cancers Significantly
More Common In Residents of Appalachia” (2003). Retrieved on November 10,
2004 from www.sciencedaily.com/print.php?url=releases/2003/11/031120074956.htm.
The major goal of
the project is to provide cancer education within the community,
particularly emphasizing the importance of early detection through regular
screening. The services that the
project would include: ·
Clinical Breast Exams, CBE, and
education on how to do self breast exams ·
Pap tests ·
Mammogram screening ·
Blood pressure screening ·
Glucose screening ·
Cholesterol screening ·
Prostate cancer screening ·
Transportation Resources can includes one-stop screening,
which is scheduled by transporting up to six clients at a time. The convenience of one-stop screening is
attractive especially because women find it hard to take off work and find
childcare. In addition, due to the rural
ness of the area, availability of mammogram screening is a significant
barrier. Many women do not have any
source of transportation that which prohibits them from going
sometimes-long distances to receive mammogram screening. Through administering this program,
local providers are encouraged to bring a mobile mammography unit into the
area; this in turn would increase access.
Please visit the following sites for
more information on Cancer and
For more
information regarding this website please email Leigh Anne Doss
at [email protected]