“Lung cancer still has a bad stigma, and I think that influences both patients and providers,” said David. “Efforts to lessen the stigma are ongoing, including educational and social media initiatives highlighting the fact that the number of lung cancer cases in people who have never smoked cigarettes continues to rise.”
David hopes the study will spur patients and providers to have more robust discussions about treatment options.
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“I’m hoping providers consider these data timely and significant,” she said. “Not getting treated for this cancer is associated with dismal outcomes. Although more progress is needed, meaningful treatment options do exist, and they are easier to tolerate than they used to be. At a minimum, patients should be aware of these options and the risks and benefits associated with them.”
Other researchers included: Megan E. Daly, Chin-Shang Li, Chi-Lu Chiu, David T Cooke, Lisa M Brown, Joy Melnikow, Karen Kelly and Robert J Canter, all of UC Davis.
This study was funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (UL1 TR000002) and the Department of Surgery Outcomes Research Group.
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