Black patients referred to a lung cancer screening program experience lower rates of screening and longer time to follow-up

Abstract Background Racial disparities are well-documented in preventive cancer care, but they have not been fully explored in the context of lung cancer screening. We sought to explore racial differences in lung cancer screening outcomes within a lung cancer screening program (LCSP) at our urban ac...

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Main Authors: Michael Lake, Christine S. Shusted, Hee-Soon Juon, Russell K. McIntire, Charnita Zeigler-Johnson, Nathaniel R. Evans, Gregory C. Kane, Julie A. Barta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-020-06923-0