Program-Based Lung Cancer Care: A Prospective Observational Tumor Registry Linkage Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Low-dose computed tomography screening (LDCT) and lung nodule programs (LNP) promote early lung cancer detection, improve survival; Multidisciplinary Care Programs (MDC) promote guideline-concordant care. The impact of such program-based care on "real-world" lung cancer survival is unquantified. We evaluated outcomes of lung cancer care delivered through structured programs in a community health care system.

Methods

We conducted a cohort study linking institutional prospective observational LDCT, LNP and MDC databases with Tumor Registry of Baptist Cancer Center facilities. We categorized all patients diagnosed with lung cancer between 2011 and 2021 into program-based care versus non-program-based care cohorts. We compared patient characteristics, stage distribu

SUBMITTER: Liao W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10845058 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature