Racial Disparity and Social Determinants in Receiving Timely Surgery Among Stage I–IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients in a U.S. Southern State

Racial Disparity and Social Determinants in Receiving Timely Surgery Among Stage I–IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients in a U.S. Southern State

Delayed surgery is associated with worse lung cancer outcomes. Social determinants can influence health disparities. This study aimed to examine the potential racial disparity and the effects from social determinants on receipt of timely surgery among lung cancer patients in Louisiana, a southern st...

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Main Authors: Paige Neroda, Mei-Chin Hsieh, Xiao-Cheng Wu, Kathleen B. Cartmell, Rachel Mayo, Jiande Wu, Chindo Hicks, Lu Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
non-small cell lung cancer
timely surgery
racial disparity
social determinants
cancer registry
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.662876/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.662876/full

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