Sex disparities in lung cancer survival rates based on screening status.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Low dose computed tomography (LDCT) became the standard method for lung cancer (LC) screening in 2013. However, it is unclear whether there are differences in survival rates based on sex and whether the differences depend on screening status. We aimed to evaluate the LC survival rates between females and males based on screening.

Material and methods

This retrospective cohort study examined data from the Boston LC Study (BLCS) between 2013 and 2021. LC screening depends on patients' demographics (age and smoking history) to determine whether a person is a high-risk individual and, therefore, undergo LDCT. Descriptive statistics were calculated for race, age, histology, smoking history, stage, and treatment. These variables' distributions were compared between sex a

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez Alvarez AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9618021 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature