Racial Disparities in Time From Diagnosis to Treatment for Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Delay in lung cancer treatment is associated with worse survival outcomes. We examined whether there are racial disparities in time from diagnosis to treatment initiation for stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) using data from the National Cancer Data Base, which includes approximately 70% of incident cancer patients across the United States.

Methods

We analyzed 119 184 patients diagnosed with stage I NSCLC from 2008 to 2013. Median times (in days) from diagnosis to treatment initiation for external beam radiation (EBRT), stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), and surgery (inclusive of wedge resection, lobectomy, and pneumonectomy) were calculated separately and compared among white vs African American (AA) patients using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test. Multiva

SUBMITTER: Holmes JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6649763 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature