Kentucky, UC San Diego, Partner with Amgen, NCI, and FCC to Identify and Meet Needs of Rural Appalachian Cancer Patients via Connected Technologies

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Americans living in rural areas are more likely to die of cancer than their counterparts in urban settings, which sets them apart from the many communities nationwide that have experienced a 20 percent decrease in cancer mortality over the past two decades. In Appalachia, the cancer picture is bleaker than in other rural parts of the country.