Black and Elderly Patients Less Likely to Receive Lung Cancer Treatments, Says Study

In the United States, only about 6 in 10 lung cancer patients receive the minimal lung cancer treatments recommended by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. In "Disparities in Receiving Guideline-Concordant Treatment for Lung Cancer in the United States," Erik F. Blom, MD, and colleagues report that the likelihood of receiving the minimal treatments is even lower for black patients and the elderly....