Residence in Rural Areas of the United States and Lung Cancer Mortality. Disease Incidence, Treatment Disparities, and Stage-Specific Survival

Rationale: There is increased lung cancer mortality in rural areas of the United States. However, it remains unclear to what extent rural–urban differences in disease incidence, stage at diagnosis, or treatment explain this finding.Objectives: To explore the relationship between smoking rates, lung cancer incidence, and lung cancer mortality in populations across the rural–urban continuum and to determine whether survival is decreased in rural...