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Lung Cancer Screening For The Poor And Underserved: Should Routine Screening Be Performed?, Vaibhav Verma, Vladimir K. Gotlieb, Joshua Fogel, Alan S. Multz, Geeti Sharma
Lung Cancer Screening For The Poor And Underserved: Should Routine Screening Be Performed?, Vaibhav Verma, Vladimir K. Gotlieb, Joshua Fogel, Alan S. Multz, Geeti Sharma
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Background: Lung cancer is a leading cause of death in United States. A recent study using low dose CT scans for screening long term smokers for lung cancer has, for the first time, demonstrated reduction in mortality, although it is not a standard of care in the community yet.
Methods: We analyzed lung cancer data for stages 0 through 4 for 1,412 individuals from, a public hospital, Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC) with patients of lower income, two private hospitals, North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) and Long Island Jewish Hospital (LIJ), with patients of higher income, with average household income …
Persistent Disparities In Cholesterol Screening Among Immigrants To The United States, Jim P. Stimpson, Fernando A. Wilson, Rosenda Murillo, Jose A. Pagan
Persistent Disparities In Cholesterol Screening Among Immigrants To The United States, Jim P. Stimpson, Fernando A. Wilson, Rosenda Murillo, Jose A. Pagan
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Background: This study compared differences in cholesterol screening among immigrant populations and US born race/ethnic groups and whether improving access to health care reduced differences in screening.
Methods: Self-reported cholesterol screening for adults was calculated from multivariate logistic regression analysis of the 1988–2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (N = 17,118). Immigrant populations were classified by place of birth and length of residency.
Results: After adjusting for individual characteristics and access to health care, the multivariate adjusted probability of cholesterol screening is significantly lower for persons originating from Mexico (70.9%) compared to persons born in the US (80.1%) or …