ReviewFrontiers in oncology2026
Global disparities in access to diagnostics and therapies for advanced non-small cell lung cancer: from discovery to delivery - a review.
Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Melatonin in lung cancer: integrating molecular mechanisms, tumor microenvironment regulation, apoptotic signaling, and therapeutic opportunities.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026Review
- Real-world effectiveness of pembrolizumab for first-line treatment of metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer: a decade of evidence and experience.Future oncology (London, England) · 2026Review
- Genomic innovations in cancer prevention, diagnosis, prognosis and precision therapeutics.Frontiers in genetics · 2026Review
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Abstract
Advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has undergone a profound transformation over the past two decades through the integration of molecular diagnostics, targeted therapies, and immunotherapy into clinical practice. Despite these advances, access to modern diagnostics and treatments remains highly uneven across regions and health-care systems, leading to persistent global disparities in diagnostic accuracy, therapeutic options, and patient outcomes. This review explores diagnostic and therapeutic disparities in advanced NSCLC across high-, middle-, and low-income settings, a disease context that is increasingly dependent on timely access to molecularly guided treatment decisions. We describe regional and income-related differences in the availability and implementation of molecular diagnostics and novel systemic therapies, and discuss structural and systemic factors influencing access to innovation, including health-care infrastructure, regulatory environments, and resource constraints. By synthesizing evidence from international guidelines, real-world studies, and global oncology literature, this narrative review highlights how unequal adoption of advances in NSCLC care continues to contribute to outcome differences worldwide and identifies key challenges relevant to future efforts aimed at reducing inequities.
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