Disparities in Stage at Presentation Among Hispanic and Latinx Patients With Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer in the United States
Edward Christopher Dee,
Nishwant Swami,
Bahaa Kazzi
et al.
Abstract:PURPOSE Hispanic and Latinx people in the United States are the fastest-growing ethnic group. However, previous studies in non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) often analyze these diverse communities in aggregate. We aimed to identify differences in NSCLC stage at diagnosis in the US population, focusing on disaggregated Hispanic/Latinx individuals. METHODS Data from the National Cancer Database from 2004 to 2018 identified patients with primary NSCLC. Individuals were disaggregated by racial and ethnic subgroup… Show more
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