Influence of Nonmedical Factors in the Choice of Lung Cancer Treatment

Vincent Mor; Edward Guadagnoli; Rebecca Silliman; Arvin Glicksman; Alan Weitberg; Francis Cummings; Richard Goldberg; Haya R. Rubin; E. R. Greenberg; C. G. Chute; T. Stukel; J. A. Baron; D. Freeman; J. Yates; R. Korson

doi:10.1056/NEJM198809083191014

Influence of Nonmedical Factors in the Choice of Lung Cancer Treatment

Vincent Mor, Edward Guadagnoli, Rebecca Silliman, Arvin Glicksman, Alan Weitberg, Francis Cummings, Richard Goldberg, Haya R. Rubin, E. R. Greenberg, C. G. Chute, T. Stukel, J. A. Baron, D. Freeman, J. Yates, R. Korson

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To the Editor: Greenberg et al. (March 10 issue)¹ suggest that nonmedical factors influence the treatment received by persons given a diagnosis of non-small-cell lung cancer. The authors acknowledge that their findings are derived from a predominantly rural population whose disease was diagnosed over a decade ago (between 1973 and 1976). Using more contemporary data (1984 to 1986) obtained as part of a prospective, population-based study of the treatment patterns in patients with newly diagnosed disease in Rhode Island, we also observed that certain patients with non-small-cell lung cancer are treated differently, possibly for reasons independent of their clinical condition.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	652-653
Number of pages	2
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	319
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM198809083191014
State	Published - Sep 8 1988
Externally published	Yes

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Mor, V., Guadagnoli, E., Silliman, R., Glicksman, A., Weitberg, A., Cummings, F., Goldberg, R., Rubin, H. R., Greenberg, E. R., Chute, C. G., Stukel, T., Baron, J. A., Freeman, D., Yates, J., & Korson, R. (1988). Influence of Nonmedical Factors in the Choice of Lung Cancer Treatment. New England Journal of Medicine, 319(10), 652-653. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM198809083191014

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Influence of Nonmedical Factors in the Choice of Lung Cancer Treatment

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