"I think they are absolutely vital, seeing the statistic saying that rural Cancer incidents are lower. To address the disparity, the Carbone Cancer Center has partnered with rural agencies, like the UW Extension to address prevention, diagnosis and treatment awareness. The higher cancer mortality rate in rural communities is tied to three issues. Cancer death rates highest in rural...MADISON, Wis. - A comprehensive report compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that individuals living in rural communities are less likely to get cancer, but are more likely to die from it. However mortality for cancer is often higher in these rural communities.
Cancer death rates dropping more slowly in rural America
It emphasized the huge gap in access to healthcare between urban and rural parts of the country. The drop in Cancer deaths in the United States can be partly attributed to advances in oncological drug research. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on Thursday detailed the differences in types of cancer and rates of cancer-related death in different parts of America. Cancer-related deaths are soaring in rural parts of the United States, despite falling overall in the rest of the country, it was revealed. 'It's hard to quantify, but in rural areas of the United States cancer is the leading cause of death, versus heart disease in the rest of the country, so that is significant,' she explained.
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