{"id":15771,"date":"2026-05-12T05:05:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T05:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/wade-swenson-rural-cancer-disparities-are-fundamentally-a-policy-and-equity-problem-oncodaily\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T05:05:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T05:05:40","slug":"wade-swenson-rural-cancer-disparities-are-fundamentally-a-policy-and-equity-problem-oncodaily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/wade-swenson-rural-cancer-disparities-are-fundamentally-a-policy-and-equity-problem-oncodaily\/","title":{"rendered":"Wade Swenson: Rural Cancer Disparities are Fundamentally a Policy and Equity Problem &#8211; Oncodaily"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Wade Swenson<\/strong>, Medical Oncologist and Hematologist at Rural Cancer Institute, Professor of Internal Medicine at Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at Texas Christian University, Presidential Leadership Scholar, shared a post on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/wade-swenson_policy-equity-cancercare-share-7458632099722420224-3JDn?utm_source=social_share_send&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop_web&amp;rcm=ACoAABQ-URoBqA1vbRoT_Fh_MvU2auhEdZdteXg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>:<br \/>&#8220;Excited to announce that on <strong>May 13th<\/strong>, I will deliver the keynote address at the <strong>American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) 15th Annual National Forum<\/strong> on the <strong>Future of Cancer Care in Rural America in Washington, DC.<\/strong><br \/>In my remarks, I\u2019ll emphasize a critical truth: \u201c<strong>Rural cancer disparities are fundamentally a policy and equity problem \u2014 not a technology or geography problem.<\/strong> Proven delivery models already exist.\u201d<br \/>We have the solutions. Now we need the political will and policy action to close the gap in <strong>rural cancer<\/strong> outcomes.<br \/>Registration is open:<a href=\"https:\/\/web.cvent.com\/event\/8764fa08-2177-4acb-9b34-c5a98895e6e2\/websitePage:57dff993-c093-4777-bf01-43f8cc04c632?RefId=General%2BAttendee&amp;rt=YuM5s_oMgUyGqtJLhRTxMA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> here<\/a>.&#8221;<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-500271\" src=\"https:\/\/oncodaily.com\/pub\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ce4930477c8e4101a0acb61a601484de-800x670.webp\" alt=\"Wade Swenson\" width=\"800\" height=\"670\" title=\"Wade Swenson: Rural Cancer Disparities are Fundamentally a Policy and Equity Problem 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncodaily.com\/pub\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ce4930477c8e4101a0acb61a601484de-800x670.webp 800w, https:\/\/oncodaily.com\/pub\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ce4930477c8e4101a0acb61a601484de-320x268.webp 320w, https:\/\/oncodaily.com\/pub\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ce4930477c8e4101a0acb61a601484de.webp 819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/><em>Other articles about <a href=\"https:\/\/oncodaily.com\/tag\/american-cancer-society-cancer-action-network-acs-can\">American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)<\/a> on OncoDaily.<\/em><br \/>OncoDaily\u2122 | \u00a9 2023 &#8211; 2025<br \/> All rights reserved. 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