Racial and ethnic inequities of palliative care use among advanced Non‐Small cell lung cancer patients in the US

Abstract Background With early intervention, palliative care (PC) can improve quality of life and increase survival among advanced‐stage non‐small cell lung cancer (aNCSLC) patients. However, PC is often offered late in the cancer treatment course and is underused. We characterized racial/ethnic ine...

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Main Authors: Jessica Y. Islam, Dejana Braithwaite, Dongyu Zhang, Yi Guo, Tina D. Tailor, Tomi Akinyemiju
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-04-01
Series:Cancer Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.5538