Real-world analysis of the relationships between smoking, lung cancer stigma, and emotional functioning.

Introduction: People diagnosed with lung cancer experience high rates of distress, which can be compounded by the stigma of the disease. This study assessed a real-world population to understand patient-reported emotional functioning, types of stigma experienced, and relationship with smoking history.

Methods: Questionnaires using validated survey tools assessing demographics, smoking history, stigma, and quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30 Emotional Functioning Scale) were analyzed from 539 global participants in the Lung Cancer Registry between November 2019 and July 2022.

Health inequities across the lung cancer care continuum in ten marginalized populations: a narrative review.

Background And Objective: Lung cancer remains the deadliest cancer in the United States. Although lung cancer screening and innovative treatment options are available, accessing these interventions remains a barrier for marginalized communities due to social and structural challenges that influence health care access, which has led to worse outcomes when compared to Non-Hispanic Whites (NHW) and non-marginalized populations. The objective of this study is to examine disparities in lung cancer and social/structural factors within ten critical populations (racial/ethnic minorities, low income, rural, LGBTQIA+, women, veteran and active duty, and small cell lung cancer) across the continuum of lung cancer care.

Getting ready for prime time: Recommended adaptations of an Empathic Communication Skills training intervention to reduce lung cancer stigma for a national multi-center trial.

Building upon prior work developing and pilot testing a provider-focused Empathic Communication Skills (ECS) training intervention, this study sought feedback from key invested partners who work with individuals with lung cancer (i.e. stakeholders including scientific and clinical advisors and patient advocates) on the ECS training intervention.

Influences on Lung Cancer Screening Initiation and Retention in Rural Alabama.

Introduction/objectives: Despite the introduction of lung cancer screening using low dose computed tomography (LDCT), overall screening rates in the U.S. remain low, with certain populations including Black and rural communities experiencing additional disparities.

Reducing stigma triggered by assessing smoking status among patients diagnosed with lung cancer: De-stigmatizing do and don't lessons learned from qualitative interviews.

Objective: To characterize lung cancer patients' reactions to cancer care providers' (CCPs) assessment of smoking behavior and to develop recommendations to reduce stigma and improve patient-clinician communication about smoking in the context of lung cancer care.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews with 56 lung cancer patients (Study 1) and focus groups with 11 lung cancer patients (Study 2) were conducted and analyzed using thematic content analysis.

Results: Three broad themes were identified: cursory questions about smoking history and current behavior; stigma triggered by assessment of smoking behavior; and recommended dos and don'ts for CCPs treating patients with lung cancer.