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Disparities in Lung Cancer Outcomes

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Health Disparities in Respiratory Medicine

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Abstract

Historically, the overall 5-year survival probability from lung cancer is dismal. However, this poor prognosis is not uniformly distributed among those affected—certain subsets of patients appear to fare worse, either due to a more advanced stage at presentation or barriers to appropriate and timely care. Disparities in lung cancer development, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes are predominantly seen in members of racial, ethnic, and other minority groups, women, HIV patients, and the elderly. The basis for such differences is complex and multifactorial, involving social inequities overlapping with genetic and biologic factors. For this reason, improvement in lung cancer survival can only occur when these disparities are addressed and corrected.

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