Lung Cancer Screening Penetration in an Urban Underserved County

Kristen Lee, Linda Broyde Haramati, Kenny Ye, Juan Lin, Edward Mardakhaev, Arash Gohari

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Abstract

Purpose: To compare residential geography, sex, socioeconomic status (SES), and race/ethnicity of patients screened at Montefiore’s Lung Cancer Screening Program with those of patients diagnosed with lung cancer, assessing whether screening efforts are appropriately focused. Methods: This retrospective cohort study involved patients within a multisite urban medical center undergoing lung cancer screening or diagnosed with lung cancer from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2019. Inclusion criteria were residence within the Bronx, NY and age between 55 and 80 years. Institutional review board approval was obtained. Data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon two-sample t test and χ2. Results: The cohorts comprised 1568 (50.3%) women and 1551 (49.7%) men (mean age 65.6 ± 6.16). The Southeast Bronx had the most diagnosed lung cancers (29.96%) and screenings (31.22%). Sex did not significantly differ (p = 0.053). Cancer and screening cohorts were from impoverished neighborhoods with mean SES of − 3.11 ± 2.78 and − 3.44 ± 2.80 (p < 0.01). The lower tier SES neighborhoods demonstrated more patients in the screening cohort than cancer cohort (p = 0.01). Both cohorts included a majority of Hispanic patients, although race/ethnicity differed significantly (p = 0.01). Lower SES neighborhoods showed no significant difference in race/ethnicity between cancer and screening cohorts (p = 0.262). Conclusion: Though statistically significant differences were found between cohorts, likely due to sample size, few clinically meaningful differences were found, implying our lung cancer screening program was effective in reaching the desired population. Demographics-based programs should be considered in global efforts to screen vulnerable populations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)243-249
Number of pages7
JournalLung
Volume201
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2023

Keywords

  • Disparities
  • Lung cancer
  • Screening
  • Underserved populations

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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