Abstract Purpose of Review Despite an overall reduction in lung cancer incidence and
mortality rates worldwide, Blacks still have higher mortality rates compared to Whites. There …

Background To review and discuss the current literature regarding socio-economic and
racial disparities in the treatment of early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) …

Rationale: Minority patients with lung cancer are less likely to receive stage-appropriate
treatment. Along with access to care and provider-related factors, cultural factors such as …

BACKGROUND The authors investigated the prevalence, determinants of, and disparities in
any perceived unmet need for 8 supportive services (home nurse, support group …

Importance Structural racism is associated with persistent inequities in health and health
outcomes in the US for racial and ethnic minority groups. This review summarizes how …

Background: Ensuring equitable access to smoking cessation services for cancer patients is
necessary to avoid increasing disparities in tobacco use and cancer outcomes. In 2017, the …

Quitting smoking could potentially minimize the risk of a high neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio
(NLR) among tobacco use-related (TUR) cancer survivors. A total of 1263 TUR cancer …

Background: Management of advanced-stage non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has
changed significantly over the past two decades with the development of numerous systemic …

Abstract Background: African Americans are often diagnosed with advanced stage cancer
and experience higher mortality compared with whites in the United States. Contributing …

Background Use of tobacco is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States.
Racial/ethnic minorities and individuals of low socioeconomic status disproportionately …