Racial disparities persist in the treatment of lung cancer
Sunday, April 12, 2009 - 23:42
in Health & Medicine
Black patients suffering from lung cancer are less likely to receive recommended chemotherapy and surgery than white lung cancer patients, a disparity that shows no signs of lessening. That is the conclusion of a new study published in the May 15, 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.