Access to Health Services

These fact sheets address perceptions and practices for colorectal and cervical cancer prevention and control, and colorectal and cervical cancer prevention, in rural health clinics in South Carolina.

This webinar from ASCO and Kaiser Family Foundation featured oncologists, patient advocates, and policy researchers with expertise in equity and cancer care to examine persistent racial disparities in cancer.

CDC conducted a project to learn about the best ways to increase the number of ovarian cancer patients who are treated by a gynecologic oncologist. This project was done to help more women with ovarian cancer get the recommended treatment.

In this report, the authors provide comprehensive and up-to-date US data on disparities in cancer occurrence, major risk factors, and access to and utilization of preventive measures and screening by sociodemographic characteristics.

Watch an archived conversation presented by EBONY Magazine, discussing increasing cancer screening rates and access to care in the Black community.

Rural America is economically, socially, culturally, geographically, and demographically diverse. This multidimensional diversity presents complex challenges and unique opportunities related to delivering health care and improving health outcomes and health equity in rural communities.

This policy brief from the WWAMI Rural Health Research Center addresses geographic access to health care for rural Medicare beneficiaries in five states.

This is a series of fact sheets, issue briefs, and other resources designed to a) highlight policy issues within the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and implications for public health and (b) identify opportunities that promote active engagement of public health in health care systems transformation…

Learn about getting a second opinion for treatment options and how to talk with your doctor and other potential doctors about it.

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network and the American Cancer Society are leading a nationwide effort to resume appropriate cancer screening and treatment to prevent excess deaths. A joint statement was released on January 28, 2021, with 76 organizations uniting to express awareness and urgency…