A comparison of patterns of care of nonsmall cell lung carcinoma patients in a younger and Medigap commercially insured cohort

Socio‐economic status and patterns of care in lung cancer

“…23,24 However, the lower socio-economic status and greater proportion of non-English speaking residents in SWSAHS did not adversely influence lung cancer care. The equity of access to public health care in Australia may negate this effect.…”

Racial disparities in the use of SBRT for treating early-stage lung cancer

“…On multivariable analysis, independent predictors of the use of SBRT over less aggressive therapy included white race (vs. black) (OR 1. 16 Table 3). Sensitivity analysis was performed excluding patients in whom radiation was recommended but was not administered due to patient refusal (1.6% of white patients, 2.2% of black patients) with no difference on the influence of race.…”

“…Despite well-established guidelines for treating stage I lung cancer in the U.S., multiple studies have demonstrated variations in management of NSCLC patients according to demographic factors including race, age, and gender [12][13][14][15][16][17]. A population-based study by Bach et al established that significant racial disparities exist in the surgical management of early-stage lung cancer [15].…”

Complexity of care needs and unstaged cancer in elders: A population-based study

“…Prior research has demonstrated numerous demographic characteristics, likely associated with access to care, as being important. These studies have demonstrated that unstaged cases are disproportionately represented among patients who are older [6,9,10,11,12]; of minority descent [6,10]; with lower education [10] or history of Medicaid enrollment [6]; and those residing in Appalachian or rural areas [2]. In addition, there is variation by cancer site [10].…”