Disparities in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung Cancer among People with Disabilities

IntroductionPotential disparities in the diagnosis, treatment, and survival of patients with lung cancer with and without disabilities have rarely been investigated.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study with a data set linking the Korean National Health Service database, disability registration data, and Korean Central Cancer Registry data. A total of 13,591 people with disabilities in whom lung cancer had been diagnosed and 43,809...