Development of a Composite Measure to Identify Priority Areas of Need for Cancer Screening Interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Cancer centers and health systems are tasked with deciding where to deploy community interventions to reduce the burden of cancer within their catchment areas. Few methods exist to prioritize communities in a systematic manner, considering features of individuals, populations, systems, and policies. We developed a geographically informed index to prioritize census tracts based on community need, with an initial focus on identifying communities in need of breast cancer screening (BCS) interventions.

Methods

This study used publicly available data to select variables known to be associated with disparities in BCS rates. Variables were identified from five categories: economic stability, education access and quality, neighborhood and built environment, social and commun

SUBMITTER: Karp DN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12822900 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature