Clinical Trial 23371

• Overview

  Study Title:

  Ethnicity and Lung Cancer Survival: A Test of the Hispanic Sociocultural Hypothesis

  Summary:

  The purpose of this Study is to better understand the relationship between ethnicity and lung cancer health outcomes.

  Objective:

  The current aims are to (1) investigate whether the observed Hispanic survival advantage is mediated by ethnic differences in social integration among recently diagnosed late-stage lung cancer patients and (2) to examine the processes/mechanisms that underlie these relationships in daily life including the role of individual, family, network, and neighborhood-level factors.

• Inclusion Criteria

  Inclusion Criteria:
  • Stage III or Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer
  • Diagnosed less than 16 weeks prior to recruitment
  • Hispanic or Non-Hispanic White (NHW)
  • Able to comprehend study and complete study protocol in English or Spanish.

• Exclusion Criteria

  Exclusion Criteria:
  • Stage I/II lung cancer or small cell lung cancer
  • Diagnosed with lung cancer >16 weeks prior to study recruitment
  • Unable to cognitively give informed consent
  • Inability to complete study protocol in English or Spanish

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