Racial, ethnic and gender trends in lung cancer mortality rates in the United States-Mexico border and non-border areas

Geographic patterns of lung cancer mortality rate differ in the region bordering Mexico in contrast to the US. This study compares lung cancer mortality between border and non-border counties by race/ethnicity and gender. This study utilized population-level death certificate data from US Centers fo...

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Published in:Preventive medicine 2023-10, Vol.175, p.107686-107686, Article 107686
Main Authors: Gutierrez, Judith A., Hirth, Jacqueline M., Zoorob, Roger, Levine, Robert S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Healthcare access
Lung cancer mortality
Racial/ethnic disparities
Time trends
US-Mexico border
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Summary:Geographic patterns of lung cancer mortality rate differ in the region bordering Mexico in contrast to the US. This study compares lung cancer mortality between border and non-border counties by race/ethnicity and gender. This study utilized population-level death certificate data from US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Internet Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research dataset between 1999 and 2020. Established algorithms were implemented to examine lung cancer deaths among US residents. We analyzed the age-adjusted data by year, race/ethnicity, gender, and geographic region. Joinpoint regression was used to determine mortality trends across time. Lung cancer mortality rates were lower in border counties compared to non-border counties across time (p  0.05). Lung cancer mortality among non-Hispanic White living in border counties was lower than non-Hispanic White residing in non-border counties (p 
ISSN:0091-7435
1096-0260
DOI:10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107686