Papers published since 2020 are included and the list is updated three times a year (April, August and December). The title of publications is italicized. The author(s) affiliated with the UM System is bolded.

If you have any questions or if you are a published author from the UM System who would like to have their health research included on this list, please contact Kate Robbins at RHRC@umsystem.edu.

Survivor

The impact of breast cancer-related lymphedema on rural and small-town Survivors’ return-to-work and quality of life: A multiple-case study, Anbari AB, Sun Y, McCaffrey S, Morton J, Armer JM. Cancer Treatment and Research Communications. 2021;29. DOI:10.1016/j.ctarc.2021.100459 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8688269/

Tags: breast cancer, survivors, quality of life

Breast cancer survivorship in rural settings: a systematic review, Anbari AB, Wanchai A, Graves R. Supportive Care in Cancer. 2020;28(8):3517-3531. DOI:10.1007/s00520-020-05308-0 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-020-05308-0

Tags: breast cancer, survivors

Neighborhood deprivation and rurality associated with patient-reported outcomes and survival in men with prostate cancer in NRG RTOG 0415, Bai J, Pugh SL, Eldridge R, Yeager KA, Zhang Q, Lee WR, Shah AB, Dayes IS, D'Souza DP, Michalski JM, Efstathiou JA, Longo JM, Pisansky TM, Maier JM, Faria SL, Desai AB, Seaward SA, Sandler HM, Cooley ME, Bruner DW. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2023. DOI:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.01.035

Tags: prostate cancer, socioeconomic, environmental deprivation, survivors

Head and neck cancer survival disparities by race and rural-urban context, Clarke JA, Despotis AM, Ramirez RJ, Zevallos JP, Mazul AL. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2020;29(10):1955-1961. DOI:10.1158/1055-9965.Epi-20-0376 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9073403/

Tags: head and neck cancer, survivorship, race, health disparities

Rural-urban differences in neuroimmune biomarkers and health status among women living with breast cancer, Hulett JM, Abshire DA, Armer JM, Millspaugh R, Millspaugh J. Cancer Nursing. 2021;44(4):323-332. DOI:10.1097/NCC.0000000000000802 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8628188/

Tags: breast cancer, survivorship, biomarkers

Associations between geographic residence and US adolescent and young adult cancer stage and survival, Johnson KJ, Wang X, Barnes JM, Delavar A. Cancer. 2021;127(19):3640-3650. DOI:10.1002/cncr.33667
https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.33667

Tags: adolescent, cancer, young adult, survivorship, geography

Understanding intimate partner violence service delivery for Latinx survivors in rural areas, Kim J, Rizo CF, Wretman CJ, Alzuru C, Fulton D, Lotz LM, Chesworth BR, Givens AD, Macy RJ. Violence Against Women. 2022. DOI:10.1177/10778012221140136 https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012221140136

Tags: Latinx survivors, barriers, intimate partner violence, service provision

Understanding posttreatment patient-provider communication and follow-up care among self-identified rural cancer survivors in Illinois, Lewis-Thames MW, Carnahan LR, James AS, Watson KS, Molina Y. J Rural Health. 2020;36(4):549-563. DOI:10.1111/jrh.12414 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7351605/

Tags: cancer survivors, disease management, health communication, survivorship

Consequences of structural urbanism: urban-rural differences in cancer patients' use and perceived importance of supportive care services from a 2017-2018 midwestern survey, Lewis-Thames MW, Fank P, Gates M, Robinson K, Delfino K, Paquin Z, Seaman AT, Molina Y. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19(6). DOI:10.3390/ijerph19063405
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8955585/

Tags: cancer survivors, health services underuse, healthcare disparities, healthcare utilization

Racial and ethnic differences in rural-urban trends in 5-year survival of patients with lung, prostate, breast, and colorectal cancers: 1975-2011 Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER), Lewis-Thames MW, Langston ME, Khan S, Han Y, Fuzzell L, Xu S, Moore JX. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(5):e2212246. DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.12246 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9121191/

Tags: cancer, survivors

Input from multiple stakeholder levels prioritizes targets for improving implementation of an exercise intervention for rural women cancer survivors, Qu H, Shewchuk R, Hu X, Baumann AA, Martin MY, Pisu M, Oster RA, Rogers LQ. Implement Sci Commun. 2020;1(1):97. DOI:10.1186/s43058-020-00061-1
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7640400/

Tags: health promotion, implementation, nominal group technique, oncology, physical activity, qualitative, survivorship

Designing home-based physical activity programs for rural cancer survivors: A survey of technology access and preferences, Salerno EA, Gao R, Fanning J, Gothe NP, Peterson LL, Anbari AB, Kepper MM, Luo J, James AS, McAuley E, Colditz GA. Front Oncol. 2023;13:1061641. DOI:10.3389/fonc.2023.1061641
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9907024/

Tags: cancer survivorship, intervention design, physical activity, survey, technology

Embedding lifestyle interventions into cancer care: has telehealth narrowed the equity gap?Dennett AM, Hirko KA, Porter KJ, Loh KP, Liao Y, Yang L, Arem H, Sukumar JS, Salerno EA. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2023;2023(61):133-139. DOI:10.1093/jncimonographs/lgac028 https://doi.org/10.1093/jncimonographs/lgac028

Tags: cancer, telehealth, survivors, underserved populations

Resilience of Rural Households: Insights from a Multidisciplinary Literature, Bekee B, Valdivia C. Sustainability (Switzerland). 2023;15(6). DOI:10.3390/su15065500  https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85186244828&doi=10.3390%2fsu15065500&partnerID=40&md5=0a78c9902195603ff340ad3b9973dda9

Tags: rural households, shocks, wellbeing, resilience