Health Care Informatics Appalachia Project to Study Relationship Between Increased Broadband Access, Improved Cancer Care Research from the UVA School of Medicine has shown that between 1969 and 2011, cancer incidence declined in every region of the country except rural Appalachia, and mortality rates soared. https://www.healthcare-informatics.com/news-item/telemedicine/appalachia-project-study-relationship-between-increased-broadband-access