August 7, 2021
Why Black Individuals With Early-Stage Lung Cancer Fare Worse
Previous research has shown that Black patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) experience worse overall survival than white patients. In an effort to rectify this disparity, researchers from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute sought to determine why Black patients with NSCLC are less likely to undergo surgical treatment. The researchers used ten years of...
Improved Utilization of Hospice Care by Minorities With Lung Cancer
Hospice care provides patients with terminal illness with care that lessens the burden of illness and improves quality of life. Approximately 1.5 million Medicare recipients receive hospice care each year. Numbers have steadily increased over the last several years. Of these cases, about 98% involve routine home care services. There is concern as to why...