Rural residents with disabilities less likely to get colon cancer screening

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Rural residents with disabilities less likely to get colon cancer screening

By Krystnell Storr NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with disabilities are less likely to get screened for colon and rectal cancer if they live in rural areas, according to a new study. Researchers said that means rural residents with disabilities may be at higher risk of getting diagnosed with late-stage cancer than their urban counterparts. Rural areas have fewer healthcare providers, especially specialists, and people may have to travel a long way to get colorectal cancer screening,” said Willi Horner-Johnson, the study's lead author from Oregon Health and Science University in Portland. “But I have also been told by colleagues living in rural areas that there is kind of a ‘tough it out’ mindset.

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