Williams Brittney M, McAllister Miles, Erkmen Cherie, Mody Gita N
Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
J Surg Oncol. 2023 Feb;127(2):329-335. doi: 10.1002/jso.27180.
Disparities in access and outcomes of thoracic surgical oncology are long standing. This article examines the patient, population, and systems-level factors that contribute to these disparities and inequities. The need for research and policy to identify and solve these problems is apparent. As leaders in the field of thoracic oncology, surgeons will be instrumental in narrowing these gaps and moving the discipline forward.
胸外科肿瘤学在获得医疗服务及治疗结果方面存在的差距由来已久。本文探讨了导致这些差距和不公平现象的患者、人群及系统层面的因素。开展研究和制定政策以识别并解决这些问题的必要性显而易见。作为胸外科肿瘤学领域的领导者，外科医生将在缩小这些差距并推动该学科发展方面发挥重要作用。
