A nationwide analysis of disparities in guideline-concordant care in American Indians and Alaska Natives with stage I non-small cell lung cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several studies have shown racial disparities in lung cancer care in the United States in the Black and Hispanic populations but not many have included American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) patients. We retrospectively evaluated the factors associated with receipt of guideline-concordant care in AI/AN and non-Hispanic White (NHW) patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and describe the relationship between guideline-concordant care and survival outcomes in these populations.

Methods

Using the National Cancer Database, we identified NHW and AI/AN patients diagnosed with stage I NSCLC between 2004 and 2017. We evaluated the utilization of anatomic resection among both NHW and AI/AN and described the variables associated with anatomic resection. We a

SUBMITTER: Schoephoerster J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10713313 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature