This study analyzes the extent of racial and ethnic disparities in lung cancer in Illinois as
compared to national trends. Cancer registry data were used to compare lung cancer …

Background Although incidence and mortality of lung cancer have been decreasing, health
disparities persist among historically marginalized Black, Hispanic, and Asian populations. A …

Lung cancer, with an estimated 172,000 new cases and 163,000 deaths in 2005, remains a
public health problem in the United States. Over the past 50 years a marked increase in the …

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death
among men and women in the United States. Despite a substantial decline in lung cancer …

Although lung cancer is the second most commonly occurring cancer in the United States, it
ranks as the number one cancer killer in both men and women [1]. The incidence and …

BACKGROUND: Lung cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and the
leading cause of cancer‐related death in the United States (US). We examined data from …

The article analyzes lung cancer incidence among racial/ethnic groups by US census
region. It examines data collected by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's …

Because of diversities and disparities, lung cancer incidence and mortality rates among
minorities are disproportionate compared with non-Hispanic White (NHW) populations. This …

Introduction This paper presents race-specific lung cancer mortality rates and the
corresponding rate ratios for the 50 largest US cities for the 5-year intervals 1990–1994 and …

Objective Despite progress to reduce the burden of tobacco, disparities in tobacco-related
morbidity and mortality remain. This research examines trends in lung cancer incidence …