ArticleJCO oncology practice2020
Outcomes Among Homeless Patients With Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A County Hospital Experience.
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- Cancer care in people experiencing homelessness: identifying key issues, challenges, and facilitators.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2024Article
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- Access, Outcomes, and Costs Associated with Surgery for Malignancy Among People Experiencing Homelessness.Annals of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- Housing Status, Cancer Care, and Associated Outcomes Among US Veterans.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- What health inequalities exist in access to, outcomes from and experience of treatment for lung cancer? A scoping review.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Injury Patterns and Hospital Admission After Trauma Among People Experiencing Homelessness.JAMA network open · 2023Observational
- The impact of substance use on health care utilization, treatment, and outcomes in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.Journal of thoracic disease · 2022Article
- Homeless Patients with Lung Cancer in Metropolitan Tokyo.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2021Article
- Understanding the Associations between Smoking-Related Risk Perception, Interest in Quitting Smoking, and Interest in Lung Cancer Screening among Homeless Adult Smokers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- A scoping review of surgical care for people experiencing homelessness: prevalence, access, and disparities.Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgieArticle
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Abstract
purposeLung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, with outcomes likely worsened by the presence of poorer outcomes among vulnerable populations such as the homeless. We hypothesized that homeless patients experience delays in biopsy, decreased appointment adherence, and increased overall mortality rates.
methodsWe conducted a retrospective electronic medical record-based review of all patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC; N = 133) between September 2012 and September 2018 at an academic county hospital in Seattle, Washington.
resultsOf the 133 patients treated for NSCLC, 22 (17%) were homeless at the time of their treatment. Among homeless patients with localized lung cancer, the mean time from radiographic finding to biopsy was 248 days, compared with 116 days among housed patients (
conclusionTo our knowledge, this is the first US study comparing outcomes among homeless and housed patients with NSCLC within the same institution; we found homeless patients had longer delays to biopsy, increased rates of missed appointments, and a trend toward decreased survival. This study shows potential areas where interventions could be implemented to improve lung cancer outcomes in this patient population.
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