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- Title
Racial disparities in the use of hospice services according to geographic residence and socioeconomic status in an elderly cohort with nonsmall cell lung cancer.
- Authors
Hardy, Dale; Wenyaw Chan; Chih-Chin Liu; Cormier, Janice N.; Rui Xia; Bruera, Eduardo; Du, Xianglin L.
- Abstract
The article discusses a study on the racial differences in hospice service use among older patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) based on geographic residence and socioeconomic status (SES). It notes that hospice care is recommended for patients with life-threatening disease who are expected to live for less than six months and in need of palliative care. Results show that African American, Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic Medicare patients are less likely to avail of hospice service as compared to their Caucasian counterparts.
- Subjects
RACIAL differences; HOSPICE care; LUNG cancer; OLDER patients; SOCIAL status; PALLIATIVE treatment; MEDICARE
- Publication
Cancer (0008543X), 2011, Vol 117, Issue 7, p1506
- ISSN
0008-543X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/cncr.25669