Lung cancer disparities in rural, persistent poverty counties: a secondary data analysis
Smoking, lung cancer incidence, and lung cancer mortality are highest in counties that are both rural and persistent poverty, suggesting an urgent need to develop targeted lung cancer interventions in these communities.
Authors
- Kelly A. Hirko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0050-655X)
- Samantha Tam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1145-5185)
- Todd Lucas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8785-1830)
- Jennifer L. Moss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3794-1344)
- Veronica Bernacchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7694-1224)
- Eric Adjei Boakye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9163-8103)
Institutions
- Henry Ford Hospital (US)
- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (US)
- Michigan State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22134-3
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.18