Bridging reproductive health care for rural adolescent and young adult cancer survivors
Official title: Pilot Project 1: Creating Bridges to Reproductive Health Care for Rural Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors
Funded at San Diego State University · NIH-11180098 · Data updated 2026-11-12
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 start | September 19, 2023 |
| Project end | August 31, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $63,380 |
| NIH project number | 5U54CA285117-03 |
| Project ID | NIH-11180098 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
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.
✕Less likely to help
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.
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.
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 gone: 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
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San Diego State University
San Diego, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Williams, Shiloh a — San Diego State University
- Study coordinator: Williams, Shiloh a
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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.