Racial/ethnic disparities in curative-intent treatment for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer patients among heterogeneous Black populations: US-born Black, Afro-Haitian, West Indian Black, and Hispanic Black.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Heterogeneous Black populations encounter significant obstacles in accessing cancer care, yet research on lung cancer treatment disparities remains limited. This study investigates whether the disparity in receiving curative-intent treatment (curative-intent surgery and/or stereotactic body radiation therapy [SBRT]) for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) between non-Hispanic Whites (NHWs) and total Blacks extends to diverse Black populations, including US-born, Afro-Haitian, West Indian Black, and Hispanic Black individuals.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included all Florida cancer registry early-stage NSCLC cases 2005-2017, linked to individual-level discharge data containing comorbidity and specific treatment details (surgery and/or SBRT). Multi

SUBMITTER: Jacobs KT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11459681 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature