Lung Cancer Spotlight-Disparities Lung Cancer Management

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The video transcript discusses the impact of socioeconomic factors and social determinants of health on lung cancer survival. The first speaker, Dr. Horiaana Grosu, talks about the socioeconomic disparities in lung cancer survival, including the definition of socioeconomic disadvantage and the socioeconomic deprivation index. She also discusses the impact of social determinants of health on lung cancer survival, including factors such as access to care, environmental and occupational exposure, genetic differences, migration, and cultural beliefs. She highlights the need for an intersectional approach in studying socioeconomic status and suggests adopting a life course perspective to better understand the dynamic and heterogeneous nature of these factors. <br /><br />The second speaker, Dr. Melinda Aldridge, focuses on racial and ethnic disparities in lung cancer survival. She discusses how social determinants of health interact with race and ethnicity to impact lung cancer outcomes. She emphasizes the importance of increasing ancestral diversity in research and clinical trials and the need to report race and ethnicity data to better understand and address disparities. She also discusses the impact of lung cancer screening guidelines on disparities, particularly the eligibility criteria for screening and how it may disproportionately affect certain populations. Finally, she highlights the need for community engagement and awareness to improve outcomes. <br /><br />The third speaker, Dr. David Ost, delves into the complex relationship between social determinants of health, healthcare delivery, and cost. He explains how social determinants of health can influence both disease incidence and healthcare delivery, and how cost can impact these factors as well. He discusses the importance of distinguishing between incidence and healthcare delivery when studying disparities, and emphasizes the need to consider risk differences rather than just ratios when interpreting data. He also warns about the mutual adjustment fallacy in statistical analysis and suggests paying attention to absolute risk differences. Finally, he highlights the progress made in HIV treatment as an example of how addressing social determinants of health can lead to improved outcomes, and calls for further research and understanding in the field.

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Category Lung Cancer

Speaker David Ost, MD, MPH, FCCP

Speaker Samira Shojaee, MD, MPH, FCCP

Speaker Horiana Grosu, MD

Speaker Melinda Aldrich

Keywords

socioeconomic factors

social determinants of health

lung cancer survival

socioeconomic disparities

access to care

racial disparities

ethnic disparities

lung cancer screening guidelines

healthcare delivery

HIV treatment