Abstract:Background: Racial differences in lung cancer survival are well documented in the United States, but the fundamental causes are less clear. In this study we aimed to examine racial differences in lung cancer-specific survival (LCSS) and explore mediating factors.Methods: We used the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results database to obtain data pertaining to lung cancer patients from 2004 to 2017. Outcome was LCSS and covariates included nonclinical (age at diagnosis, gender, marital status, race) and clin… Show more
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