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Black patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who lived in the most segregated U.S. counties were more likely to be diagnosed at an advanced stage than Blacks living in the least segregated counties. Researchers studied the medical records and residences of more than 125,000 White and Black patients diagnosed with NSCLC from 2004 to […]

Black patients are more susceptible to the carcinogenic effects of smoking, lung cancer screening criteria for low radiation CT exclude two-thirds of susceptible patients, the screening test is ordered less frequently, and treatment for lung cancer in Black patients is less aggressive. An interview with Samuel Cykert, professor of medicine  at the University of North

A discussion about lung cancer disparities with Zach Jump, national director of epidemiology and statistics for the American Lung Association and lead author of the recent State of Lung Cancer report, and Albert Rizzo, chief medical officer for the American Lung Association. See “Racial Disparities in Lung Cancer: Part 2 of a Special Series” by

Lung cancer diagnosis occurs at later stages in minorities, and treatment differs, with Black patients receiving less surgical treatment than White patients. Surgery for stage I lung cancer is significantly less frequent in Black patients than White patients despite being the gold standard, and mortality is consequentially higher in Black than White patients. However, when