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SynthesisJNCI cancer spectrum2021

Ethnic Differences in Survival Among Lung Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review.

Sarah N Price, Melissa Flores, Heidi A Hamann, John M Ruiz

Open access · goldAbstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in JNCI cancer spectrum, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Disparities in Survival of Head and Neck Cancer in the Hispanic Population: Systematic-Review and Meta-analysis.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sarah N PriceDepartment of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1622-1700
Melissa FloresDepartment of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9436-6665
Heidi A HamannDepartment of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3207-0949
John M RuizDepartment of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3398-7054
University of Arizona · US

Funding

Ethnicity and Lung Cancer Survival: A Test of the Hispanic Sociocultural HypothesisR01CA262719 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI HAMANN, HEIDI ANN, RUIZ, JOHN M · 2021 to 2025
$3.3M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA262719
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Despite a substantially worse risk factor profile, Hispanics in the United States experience lower incidence of many diseases and longer survival than non-Hispanic Whites (NHWs), an epidemiological phenomenon known as the Hispanic Health Paradox (HHP). This systematic review evaluated the published longitudinal literature to address whether this pattern extends to lung cancer survival. Methods: Searches of Medline, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library were conducted for publications dated from January 1, 2000, to July 18, 2018. Records were restricted to articles written in English, employing a longitudinal design, and reporting a direct survival comparison (overall survival [OS], cancer-specific survival [CSS]) between NHW and Hispanic lung cancer patients. Results: A final sample of 29 full-text articles were included, with 28 fully adjusted models of OS and 21 of CSS included. Overall, 26 (92.9%) OS models and 20 (95.2%) CSS models documented either no difference (OS = 16, CSS = 11) or a Hispanic survival advantage (OS = 10, CSS = 9). Both larger studies and those including foreign-born Hispanics were more likely to show a Hispanic survival advantage, and 2 studies of exclusively no-smokers showed a survival disadvantage. A number of reporting gaps were identified including Hispanic background and sociodemographic characteristics. Conclusions: Hispanics exhibit similar or better survival in the context of lung cancer relative to NHWs despite a considerably worse risk factor profile. These findings support the HHP in the context of lung cancer. Further research is needed to understand the potential mechanisms of the HHP as it relates to lung cancer.

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Hispanic or LatinoLung NeoplasmsCause of DeathHumansLongitudinal StudiesRisk FactorsSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesWhite

Identifiers

PMID34485813
PMCPMC8410140
OpenAlexW3178126971

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