Background: The aim of this study is to give insight into the falling trend in gastric cancer epi... more Background: The aim of this study is to give insight into the falling trend in gastric cancer epidemiology in the state of Mississippi. The period in focus is between 2003 and 2019. The aim of this study is to uncover what the state got right and the implications for future healthcare. Methodology: The data for this study was collected from the Mississippi state cancer registry. The geographic locations in focus are the state's cancer coalition regions. The data is presented in tables and graphs, with descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. Results: An assessment of the respective cancer coalition regions reveals a notable decline in gastric cancer incidence rates between 2003 and 2009. The areas where the state got right were found to include evaluation and surveillance, environmental, systems, and policy changes, treatment, survivorship, early detection, and prevention. Conclusion: Given that the state is predominantly rural, it is recommended that additional innovative approaches are explored and implemented, including telemedicine implementation to foster real-time services regarding community health education and dissemination or messaging about actions such as gastric cancer screening and the needed environmental changes such as nutrition guideline adherence.
Background: Pancreatic cancer can be a very debilitating disease. In the USA and around the world... more Background: Pancreatic cancer can be a very debilitating disease. In the USA and around the world, pancreatic cancer is among the causes of cancer-related deaths. This study aims to highlight mortality and incidence rates of pancreatic cancer by geographic location. Methods: The study area is the state of Mississippi with a targeted time period between 2003 and 2019. The Mississippi Cancer Registry is the source of data for this study. The subject under investigation was divided into two phases. The first phase involved analyzing data on the incidence rate while the second phase entailed data analysis of the pancreatic cancer mortality rate in Mississippi. In both phases, the focus was on three categories of geographic locations in Mississippi, which include public health districts, the regional cancer coalitions in the state, and the interplay between rural and urban locations. Descriptive and inferential statistical approaches with graphical techniques and tabulations were utilized in data presentation. Results: The results of this study demonstrate there are variations in the incidence rates of pancreatic cancer by geographic location in Mississippi. In the data analysis of the Mississippi public health districts, the worst-hit areas include the rural communities in the rural-urban regional analysis, the Delta region among the cancer coalition regions, and the Central District (incidence rates) and North District (mortality rates). Conclusion: In Mississippi, there is a need for aggressive community-based participation and education. This approach will help improve screening and early detection of pancreatic cancer. Healthcare intake should be boosted and geared toward a reduction in mortality rates. To minimize disparities that eventually lead to differences in disease incidence and mortality from different locations, legislative and nonlegislative authorities should advocate for equitable distribution of healthcare resources. An understanding of the geographic distribution of pancreatic cancer in a state will aid in the designation of specific primary prevention measures targeted in the worst-hit communities.
Background: The aim of this study is to give insight into the falling trend in gastric cancer epi... more Background: The aim of this study is to give insight into the falling trend in gastric cancer epidemiology in the state of Mississippi. The period in focus is between 2003 and 2019. The aim of this study is to uncover what the state got right and the implications for future healthcare. Methodology: The data for this study was collected from the Mississippi state cancer registry. The geographic locations in focus are the state's cancer coalition regions. The data is presented in tables and graphs, with descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. Results: An assessment of the respective cancer coalition regions reveals a notable decline in gastric cancer incidence rates between 2003 and 2009. The areas where the state got right were found to include evaluation and surveillance, environmental, systems, and policy changes, treatment, survivorship, early detection, and prevention. Conclusion: Given that the state is predominantly rural, it is recommended that additional innovative approaches are explored and implemented, including telemedicine implementation to foster real-time services regarding community health education and dissemination or messaging about actions such as gastric cancer screening and the needed environmental changes such as nutrition guideline adherence.
Background: Pancreatic cancer can be a very debilitating disease. In the USA and around the world... more Background: Pancreatic cancer can be a very debilitating disease. In the USA and around the world, pancreatic cancer is among the causes of cancer-related deaths. This study aims to highlight mortality and incidence rates of pancreatic cancer by geographic location. Methods: The study area is the state of Mississippi with a targeted time period between 2003 and 2019. The Mississippi Cancer Registry is the source of data for this study. The subject under investigation was divided into two phases. The first phase involved analyzing data on the incidence rate while the second phase entailed data analysis of the pancreatic cancer mortality rate in Mississippi. In both phases, the focus was on three categories of geographic locations in Mississippi, which include public health districts, the regional cancer coalitions in the state, and the interplay between rural and urban locations. Descriptive and inferential statistical approaches with graphical techniques and tabulations were utilized in data presentation. Results: The results of this study demonstrate there are variations in the incidence rates of pancreatic cancer by geographic location in Mississippi. In the data analysis of the Mississippi public health districts, the worst-hit areas include the rural communities in the rural-urban regional analysis, the Delta region among the cancer coalition regions, and the Central District (incidence rates) and North District (mortality rates). Conclusion: In Mississippi, there is a need for aggressive community-based participation and education. This approach will help improve screening and early detection of pancreatic cancer. Healthcare intake should be boosted and geared toward a reduction in mortality rates. To minimize disparities that eventually lead to differences in disease incidence and mortality from different locations, legislative and nonlegislative authorities should advocate for equitable distribution of healthcare resources. An understanding of the geographic distribution of pancreatic cancer in a state will aid in the designation of specific primary prevention measures targeted in the worst-hit communities.
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