title: Disparities between blacks and whites in tobacco and lung cancer treatment.
abstract: Racial disparities exist in lung cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortality. Smoking is responsible for the majority of lung cancers, and racial disparities also exist in smoking outcomes. Black smokers are less likely than white smokers to engage in evidence-based tobacco treatment, and black smokers are less likely than white smokers to stop smoking. Continued smoking following a lung cancer diagnosis is a potential indicator of poor lung cancer treatment outcomes, yet lung cancer patients who smoke are unlikely to receive evidence-based tobacco treatment. The risks from continued smoking after diagnosis deserve attention as a modifiable factor toward lessening racial disparities in lung cancer outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Mongan Institute for Health Policy,Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. epark@partners.org
authors.forename: Elyse R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Sandra J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Japuntich
authors.forename: Lara
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Traeger
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cannon
authors.forename: Hannah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pajolek
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy*; D000077192:Adenocarcinoma of Lung; D044383:Black People; D005260:Female; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D044469:Racial Groups; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000208:ethnology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D044465:White People