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Addressing Cervical Cancer In Central Appalachia, Baretta R. Casey, Richard A. Crosby, Wallace Bates, Tonya D. Godsey, Mark B. Dignan
Addressing Cervical Cancer In Central Appalachia, Baretta R. Casey, Richard A. Crosby, Wallace Bates, Tonya D. Godsey, Mark B. Dignan
Center of Excellence in Rural Health Presentations
Rural women, particularly those residing in Appalachia, have some of the nation’s highest cervical cancer mortality rates. With support from federal and private grants, the University of Kentucky Center for Excellence in Rural Health-Hazard is attempting to address this issue. Eastern Kentucky-based researchers are surveying 18- to 26-year-old female community health center patients and college students about their risk factors for the disease, and then offering them free Gardasil, a vaccine against the virus that causes most cervical cancer cases.
The Association Of Lung Cancer Mortality With Income And Education In Kentucky Counties, David A. Gross
The Association Of Lung Cancer Mortality With Income And Education In Kentucky Counties, David A. Gross
Center of Excellence in Rural Health Presentations
Lung cancer, the primary cause of cancer death in the United States, is particularly problematic in Kentucky, which has the nation’s highest rate of adult smokers. In fact, each Kentucky county exceeds the national rate for per capita lung cancer deaths. This project analyzes the relationships between lung cancer deaths, high school graduation rates, per capita personal income and adult smoking – and whether statistically significant differences exist among the variables between Kentucky’s Appalachian and non-Appalachian counties.