Equity and Opportunities in Lung Cancer Care—Addressing Disparities, Challenges, and Pathways Forward
Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Lung Cancer Screening and Surveillance
4. Lung Cancer Preoperative Workup and Diagnosis
5. Lung Cancer Genetic Testing
6. Lung Cancer Treatment
7. Lung Cancer Survival
8. Challenges and Future Opportunities
9. Intervention Strategies
10. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Correction Statement
Abbreviations
SDOH | Social determinants of health |
SES | Socioeconomic status |
CT | Computed tomography |
LCS | Lung cancer screening |
USPSTF | United States Preventive Services Task Force |
NLST | National Lung Screening Trial |
NSCLC | Non-small-cell lung cancer |
PET | Positron emission tomography |
NCCN | National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
CanCORS | Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Surveillance |
SEER | Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results |
EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
ALK | Anaplastic lymphoma kinase |
BGS | Broad-based genomic sequencing |
RT | Radiation therapy |
DLCO | Diffusing Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide |
MIS | Minimally invasive surgery |
STS | Society of Thoracic Surgeons |
GTSD | General Thoracic Surgery Database |
PFT | Pulmonary function test |
CHWs | Community Health Workers |
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Shehata, D.G.; Pan, J.M.; Pan, Z.; Vigneswaran, J.; Contreras, N.; Rodriguez, E.; Sakowitz, S.; Magarinos, J.; Pereira, S.; Wilder, F.G.; et al. Equity and Opportunities in Lung Cancer Care—Addressing Disparities, Challenges, and Pathways Forward. Cancers 2025, 17, 1347. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17081347
Shehata DG, Pan JM, Pan Z, Vigneswaran J, Contreras N, Rodriguez E, Sakowitz S, Magarinos J, Pereira S, Wilder FG, et al. Equity and Opportunities in Lung Cancer Care—Addressing Disparities, Challenges, and Pathways Forward. Cancers. 2025; 17(8):1347. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17081347
Chicago/Turabian StyleShehata, Dena G., Jennifer Megan Pan, Zhuxuan Pan, Janani Vigneswaran, Nicolas Contreras, Emily Rodriguez, Sara Sakowitz, Jessica Magarinos, Sara Pereira, Fatima G. Wilder, and et al. 2025. "Equity and Opportunities in Lung Cancer Care—Addressing Disparities, Challenges, and Pathways Forward" Cancers 17, no. 8: 1347. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17081347
APA StyleShehata, D. G., Pan, J. M., Pan, Z., Vigneswaran, J., Contreras, N., Rodriguez, E., Sakowitz, S., Magarinos, J., Pereira, S., Wilder, F. G., & Watkins, A. A. (2025). Equity and Opportunities in Lung Cancer Care—Addressing Disparities, Challenges, and Pathways Forward. Cancers, 17(8), 1347. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17081347