ReviewJournal of thoracic disease2025
Reducing barriers to care in the treatment of lung cancer: a narrative review.
Review in Journal of thoracic disease, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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- Oncologic outcomes after declining lung cancer surgery: mixed methods analysis of a prospective pilot cohort.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background and Objective: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer related mortality. Racial minority patients have a higher incidence of lung cancer and worse overall survival than non-Hispanic White patients. Surgical resection is standard treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and is associated with improved overall survival. However, minority patients who experience health disparities are less likely to receive surgical resection or benefit from the associated survival advantage. The purpose of this narrative review is to identify and discuss barriers to lung cancer treatment. Methods: A narrative literature review focusing on healthcare disparities for patients with lung cancer was performed. We conducted a literature search using the PubMed database and several key search terms. Relevant articles were summarized and utilized for this review. Key Content and Findings: This narrative review highlights barriers to surgical resection, including social determinants of health, such as transportation, economic and housing stability, and factors related to the patient-clinician relationship, such as trust, communication, and cultural competence. Furthermore, we discuss the need for system-based interventions to address these disparities in racial minority populations. Conclusions: In the next year, over 235,000 people in the United States will be diagnosed with lung cancer, and underserved minority patients will have worse outcomes. In this review, we highlighted racial disparities in the incidence, diagnosis, and surgical treatment of lung cancer and strategies to overcome them. Interventions are needed to improve the delivery of equitable care, particularly for underserved minority patients with lung cancer.
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