Multiple socioeconomic factors, such as treatment setting and insurance type, are associated with survival outcomes in patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) who have brain metastases, according to a recent study. To examine socioeconomic disparities in SCLC brain metastases, investigators from Florida, Maryland, Michigan, and India conducted a retrospective cohort study using data from the National Cancer Database. Socioeconomic and survival outcomes were analyzed and reported using median overall survival (OS). Their findings were presented at the 2024 ...
Disparities in Lung Cancer
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