Black patients have higher lung cancer risk despite lower pack years of smoking. The researchers assessed lung cancer risk by race, ethnicity, and sex among a nationally representative population eligible for lung cancer screening based on Medicare criteria.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/do-lung-cancer-eligibility-criteria-align-risk-among-blacks-and-hispanics
[2] http://www.plosone.org/article/fetchObject.action?uri=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0143789&representation=PDF
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/kevin-fiscella
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/paul-winters
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/subrina-farah-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-one
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lung-cancer
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/research
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minorities
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diagnostic-methods
