Delays to surgery and worse outcomes: The compounding effects of social determinants of health in non–small cell lung cancerCentral MessagePerspective

Objective: To quantify the compounding effects of social determinants of health on time to surgery (T2S) and clinical outcomes. Methods: The National Cancer Database was queried for treatment-naïve patients with cT1-4N0-1M0 non–small cell lung cancer undergoing (bi)lobectomy or pneumonectomy between...

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Main Authors: Arman Ashrafi, BA, Li Ding, MD, MPH, Scott M. Atay, MD, Sean C. Wightman, MD, Takashi Harano, MD, Anthony W. Kim, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:JTCVS Open
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666273623001663