Preempting Racial Inequities in Lung Cancer Screening

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., and black patients experience higher lung cancer incidence and mortality than white patients. 1 Siegel RL Miller KD Jemal A Cancer statistics, 2018. CA Cancer J Clin. 2018; 68: 7-30https://doi.org/10.3322/caac.21442 Crossref PubMed Scopus (6441) Google Scholar Lung cancer screening facilitates diagnoses at earlier, more treatable stages. In 2011, low-dose computed tomography (LDCT)...