Differences in Lung Cancer Survival by Demographic Characteristics and Social Determinants of Health, United States, 2010-2020.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Common data sources that examine cancer survival provide limited information on health behaviors or social determinants of health. We linked individual-level cancer registry data to county-level data to examine differences in survival among people diagnosed with lung cancer.

Methods

We linked 2010-2020 National Program of Cancer Registries survival data from 40 registries, covering 85% of the US population, to county-level data on current age-adjusted cigarette smoking prevalence, average daily density of fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) in µg/m³ (fine particulate pollution), and overall social vulnerability. We generated Kaplan-Meier survival curves and used multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression to examine overall and cause-specif

SUBMITTER: Kava CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12851918 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature