Research is continuing to identify and explain an important group of disparities–African
American disparities in breast cancer outcomes. Disparities in other minority racial/ethnic groups, …

ContextReasons for the shorter survival of black breast cancer patients compared with their
white counterparts are not completely understood.ObjectiveTo evaluate the role of …

Introduction Identification of individuals at high risk for lung cancer should be of value to
individuals, patients, clinicians, and researchers. Existing prediction models have only modest …

Lung cancer is associated with smoking and age, both of which are associated with
comorbidity. We evaluated the impact of comorbidity on lung cancer survival. Data on 56 …

Study objectives Numerous studies indicate that smoking is associated with poorer
outcomes in patients with cancer. The aim of this study was to determine whether smoking …

The objective of this study was to determine whether comorbidity, or pre‐existing conditions,
can account for some of the disparity in survival between African‐American and white …

OBJECTIVE: This study evaluates the relationship between sociodemographic/exposure
factors and comorbidity, and their impact on lung cancer treatment and survival. STUDY AND …

Purpose Preliminary studies have identified pro–surfactant protein B (pro-SFTPB) to be a
promising blood biomarker for non–small-cell lung cancer. We conducted a study to determine …

… Author Contributions: Dr Tammemagi had full access to all the data in the study and takes
responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Study concept …

Background: The rate of lung-function decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
varies substantially among individuals. We sought to develop and validate an …