Timeliness of Lung Cancer Care From the Point of Suspicious Image at an Urban Safety Net Hospital by Demographic and Clinical Factors

Advanced stage at presentation and male gender were associated with more timely treatment from the point of suspicious imaging while white and Asian were associated with more timely lung cancer diagnosis. Future analyses should seek to elucidate drivers of timeliness differences and assess for the impact of timeliness disparities on patient outcomes in the safety net setting.