Ethnic Disparities in Imaging Utilization at Diagnosis of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prior research demonstrated statistically significant racial disparities related to lung cancer treatment and outcomes. We examined differences in initial imaging and survival between blacks, Hispanics, and non-Hispanic whites.

Methods

The linked Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare database between 2007 and 2015 was used to compare initial imaging modality for patients with lung cancer. Participants included 28 881 non-Hispanic whites, 3123 black, and 1907 Hispanics, patients age 66 years and older who were enrolled in Medicare fee-for-service and diagnosed with lung cancer. The primary outcome was comparison of positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with computerized tomography (CT) imaging use between groups. A secondary outcome was 12-month

SUBMITTER: Morgan RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7735772 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature