<i>Nunavimmi puvakkut kaggutimik aanniaqarniq: Qanuilirqitaa?</i> Lung cancer in Nunavik: How are we doing? A retrospective matched cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Whether Inuit in Canada experience disparities in lung cancer survival remains unknown. When requiring investigation and treatment for lung cancer, all residents of Nunavik, the Inuit homeland in Quebec, are sent to the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), in Montréal. We sought to compare survival among patients with lung cancer at the MUHC, who were residents of Nunavik and Montréal, Quebec, respectively.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study. Using lung cancer registry data, we identified Nunavik residents with histologically confirmed lung cancer diagnosed between 2005 and 2017. We aimed to match 2 Montréal residents to each Nunavik resident on sex, age, calendar year of diagnosis, and histology (non-small cell lung cancer v. small cell lung can

SUBMITTER: Chen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10890229 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature