Bridging reproductive health care for rural adolescent and young adult cancer survivors
Pilot Project 1: Creating Bridges to Reproductive Health Care for Rural Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors
This pilot tests a culturally tailored program to help teen and young adult cancer survivors in rural communities get reproductive health information and care using tailored care plans, patient navigation, and telehealth consults.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | San Diego State University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (San Diego, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11180098 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You are a female adolescent or young adult cancer survivor living in a rural, predominantly Hispanic area, and this project aims to make reproductive health care easier to access and understand for you. The team will adapt reproductive risk summaries and survivorship care plans into English and Spanish using focus groups with survivors and parents and interviews with local providers to make the materials culturally and literacy appropriate. They will provide patient navigation to connect you with services and telehealth reproductive consultations so you can see specialists without long travel. The researchers will pilot the combined approach in the community to see if more survivors use reproductive care and feel informed about fertility and pregnancy risks.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Female adolescent and young adult cancer survivors living in rural or underserved areas (especially Latina/Spanish-speaking survivors) who are concerned about fertility and reproductive health.
Not a fit: People without a history of cancer, male survivors, or survivors living outside the project’s rural catchment area are unlikely to receive direct benefit from this pilot.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could increase access to reproductive health services and information for rural AYA cancer survivors, helping reduce infertility and pregnancy risks.
How similar studies have performed: Components like survivorship care plans, navigation, and telehealth have helped improve care in other settings, but combining and culturally adapting them for rural Latina AYA survivors is a newer, piloted approach.
Where this research is happening
San Diego, United States
- San Diego State University — San Diego, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Williams, Shiloh a — San Diego State University
- Study coordinator: Williams, Shiloh a
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.