{"id":4773,"date":"2020-11-18T11:21:29","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T17:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=4773"},"modified":"2020-11-18T11:31:09","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T17:31:09","slug":"cronkite-news-native-people-fall-behind-in-cancer-screening-and-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2020\/11\/18\/cronkite-news-native-people-fall-behind-in-cancer-screening-and-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Cronkite News: Native people fall behind in cancer screening and treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Arizona comes up short on report on lung cancer screening, treatment<\/div>\r\n
Wednesday, November 18, 2020<\/div>\r\n
By Josh Ortega<\/div>\r\n
Cronkite News<\/DIV>\r\n
cronkitenews.azpbs.org<\/A><\/DIV>\r\n

<\/P>\r\nWASHINGTON – Arizona was in the bottom tier in three of six categories in a new American Lung Association report, which put the state dead-last for the number of patients who receive treatment after getting a diagnosis of lung cancer.

<\/P>\r\nThe 2020 “State of Lung Cancer” report released Tuesday also said Arizona ranked 46th among states for the number of patients who get surgery as a first course of treatment, and 44th for the number of people who get lung cancer screenings.

<\/P>\r\n\r\nBut \r\nthe state<\/a>\r\nwas in the middle of the pack when it came to the early diagnosis of lung cancer and the five-year survival rate for people diagnosed with the disease.\r\n

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American Indians and Alaska Natives with lung cancer were 14% less likely to be diagnosed early, 19% less likely to receive surgical treatment, and 15% more likely to not receive any treatment compared to white Americans. Source: State of Lung Cancer, American Lung Association (2020)<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n

<\/P>\r\nAnd Arizona was among the best in the nation when it came to new lung cancer cases, with 47.1 new cases per 100,000 residents in the state compared to 57.8 per 100,000 nationally.

<\/P>\r\n“The goal of the (report) is to empower the public to learn more about lung cancer in Arizona,” said JoAnna Strother, senior director of advocacy for the American Lung Association. “And to take action to improve lung cancer patient’s access to quality and affordable health care.”

<\/P>\r\nOne new aspect of the \r\nannual report<\/a>\r\nis a breakdown of data by race and ethnicity. In almost every category, the report said minority groups were worse off than whites when it came to early diagnosis, treatment after diagnosis and surgical treatment. Asian Americans topped whites only in the area of surgical treatment, with the report saying they were 11% more likely to get surgical care.\r\n

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