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Review
. 2018 May 28;39(6):741-751.
doi: 10.1093/carcin/bgy047.

Lung cancer health disparities

Bríd M Ryan  1
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Review

Lung cancer health disparities

Bríd M Ryan. Carcinogenesis. .

Abstract

Compared with all other racial and ethnic groups in the United States, African Americans are disproportionally affected by lung cancer, both in terms of incidence and survival. It is likely that smoking, as the main etiological factor associated with lung cancer, contributes to these disparities, but the precise mechanism is still unclear. This paper seeks to explore the history of lung cancer disparities and review to the literature regarding the various factors that contribute to them.

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Figure 1.
Schematic presentation of the multitude of factors that contribute to lung cancer health disparities.
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