Lung Cancer Survival Trends in the Veterans Health Administration

CONCLUSION: Lung cancer survival is improving within the VHA. Compared to White Veterans, Black Veterans had similar or higher survival rates. The observed racial equity in outcomes within a geographically and socioeconomically diverse population warrants further investigation to better understand and replicate this achievement in other healthcare systems.PMID:38553325 | DOI:10.1016/j.cllc.2024.02.009

Source: Cancer Control - March 29, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Drew Moghanaki James Taylor Alex K Bryant Lucas K Vitzthum Nikhil Sebastian David Gutman Abigail Burns Zhonglu Huang Jennifer A Lewis Lucy B Spalluto Christina D Williams Donald R Sullivan Christopher G Slatore Madhusmita Behera William A Stokes Source Type: research