High intensity of end-of-life care for minority patients with lung cancer
04/01/24 at 03:00 AM
High intensity of end-of-life care for minority patients with lung cancer
U.S. Medicine; 3/27/24
While disparities in lung cancer mortality among racial and ethnic minorities are well documented, not as much is understood about how racial and ethnic minority patients with lung cancer are treated at the end of life. A study led by researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Richard L. Roudebush VAMC, both in Indianapolis, sought to determine if those patients experience higher rates of intensity of care at the end of life (EOL) compared with non-Hispanic white (NHW) patients.