Association of area-level mortgage denial and guideline-concordant non-small-cell lung cancer care and outcomes in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Racial and socioeconomic disparities in receipt of care for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are well described. However, no previous studies have evaluated the association between mortgage denial rates and receipt of timely and guideline-concordant care for NSCLC and patient outcomes.

Methods

We identified individuals ≥18 years diagnosed with NSCLC between 2014 and 2019 from the National Cancer Database. Using the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act database, we calculated the proportion of denied home loans to total loans at the zip-code level and categorized them into quintiles. Our outcomes included receipt of guideline-concordant care based on clinical and pathologic stage at diagnosis and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines, time from surgery to

SUBMITTER: Fan Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10911071 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature