Racial Disparity and Social Determinants in Receiving Timely Surgery Among Stage I-IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients in a U.S. Southern State

• Main Authors: Paige Neroda (Author), Mei-Chin Hsieh (Author), Xiao-Cheng Wu (Author), Kathleen B. Cartmell (Author), Rachel Mayo (Author), Jiande Wu (Author), Chindo Hicks (Author), Lu Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Delayed surgery is associated with worse lung cancer outcomes. Social determinants can influence health disparities. This study aimed to examine the potential racial disparity and the effects from social determinants on receipt of timely surgery among lung cancer patients in Louisiana, a southern st...