Geospatial analysis as a tool for identification of potential targetable regions for lung cancer screening interventions in Massachusetts.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Racial and socioeconomic disparities in lung cancer are well documented. Given the benefits of surgery and targeted therapies for early-stage disease, there is a need to increase screening participation of high-risk groups to improve survival. Yet, best practices for ascertaining which groups would benefit are lacking. The aims of this study were to demonstrate an association between zip code and stage at diagnosis of lung cancer as well as an association between zip code and age at diagnosis of lung cancer in Massachusetts patients.

Methods

To identify such populations in Massachusetts, patients diagnosed with lung carcinoma from 2004 to 2020 were identified utilizing the Massachusetts Cancer Registry (n=72,559). Zip code-level demographic information, median hou

SUBMITTER: Wilder FG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12780443 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature