Marjory Charlot, MD, MPH, MSc; Jacob Newton Stein, MD, MPH; Emily Damone, BS; Isabella Wood, MPH; Moriah Forster, MD; Stephanie Baker, PhD, MS, PT; Marc Emerson, PhD, MPH; Cleo Samuel-Ryals, PhD; Professor Christina Yongue; Eugenia Eng, DrPH; Matthew Manning, MD; Allison Deal, MS; and Samuel Cykert, MD (02/2022)
Journal Of Clinical Oncology
Effect Of An Antiracism Intervention On Racial Disparities In Time To Lung Cancer Surgery
Volume 40, No. 5, February 2022
Timely lung cancer surgery is a metric of high-quality cancer care and improves survival for early-stage non–small-cell lung cancer. Historically, Black patients experience longer delays to surgery than White patients and have lower survival rates. Antiracism interventions have shown benefits in reducing racial disparities in lung cancer treatment.