Cancer mortality is falling across the U.S., but for too many patients in rural communities, the gap is widening - not just metaphorically, but physically, too.

Barriers include hours-long drives for chemotherapy, resource limitations in hospitals, and the challenges of navigating cancer while also facing food insecurity and broadband deserts.

In this episode of Within Reach, rural oncologist Dr. Wade Swenson joins Ryan Taggart and host Evan Young to explore how telehealth, decentralised clinical trials, AI, and community‑based care models can bring big‑city innovation to frontier counties. 

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Wade Swenson

https://www.linkedin.com/in/wade-swenson/

Rural Cancer Institute

https://www.linkedin.com/company/ruralcancer-org/

Ryan Taggart

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-taggart-3564959/

Within Reach: https://withinreach.avalerehealth.com/ 

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Evan Young: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-young-sxp/