News|Articles|March 29, 2026

Lung Cancer Care Disparities For Black Patients Persist Despite Medicare Coverage

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Black patients with early-stage lung cancer were less likely to receive curative treatment than White patients, despite all having Medicare coverage, study finds.

Dr. Olivia Lynch, a postdoctoral fellow in the National Clinician Scholars Program at Yale University, highlighted findings from a study of more than 28,000 Medicare beneficiaries with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer.