Lung cancer disparity news











Low lung cancer screening rates in the U.S. are ‘simply unacceptable’
November 15, 2022






FDA proposes ban on menthol cigarettes
April 28, 2022



Blacks half as likely as Whites to get lung cancer screening
March 31, 2022




Intervention program speeds up lung cancer surgery for Black patients
February 14, 2022

Medicare lowers starting age to 50 for free lung cancer screening
February 10, 2022


New lung cancer screening guidelines may reduce disparities
January 13, 2022




Blacks and Hispanics under-represented in lung cancer trials
November 22, 2021

Lung cancer survival up, but not necessarily for minorities
November 16, 2021



Lung Cancer Risk Nearly Eliminated By Quitting Smoking Before Age 45
October 25, 2021







Congress may ban menthol cigarettes
March 22, 2021



Segregation tied to worse outcomes for lung cancer in Black patients
February 3, 2021



Treatment for lung cancer in Black patients is less aggressive
January 14, 2021

What is known about racial and ethnic disparities in lung cancer?
January 12, 2021


Key factors contributing to lung cancer disparities in Blacks
December 24, 2020


Black patients with lung cancer less likely to receive targeted therapy
November 23, 2020




State of Lung Cancer 2020
November 17, 2020







Black men born around 1977-1982 have higher rates of lung cancer
August 20, 2020

Disparity in lung cancer reversed or eliminated in young adults
August 20, 2020


Criteria for lung cancer screening misses many Black smokers
April 16, 2020


Most Asian American women with lung cancer have never smoked
February 26, 2020