Navigating advanced lung cancer care, patient-physician alliance, cancer stigma, and psychosocial support in Asia-Pacific: perspectives from patients, caregivers, and physicians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Factors influencing holistic lung cancer care among advanced/metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients in Asia-Pacific are understudied. We identified gaps in lung cancer care from patients, caregivers, and physicians in Australia, Japan, Mainland China, South Korea, and Taiwan.

Methods

Qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys were conducted among NSCLC patients with limited targeted treatment options, caregivers, and physicians. Patient-caregiver paired interviews (n = 15) were analyzed narratively and thematically; survey findings (70 patients, 106 physicians) were summarized descriptively. Descriptive analyses were performed with no formal hypothesis testing.

Findings

While patients (53-66%) felt able to care for their conditio

SUBMITTER: Lee CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12439555 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature