Déterminants sociaux et cancer du poumon

Social precariousness increases the incidence of lung cancer, more significantly in men than in women, probably in relation to an increase in smoking in these populations. Social disadvantage also increases the percentage of patients for whom diagnosis is made after an emergency consultation. And it is clear, that this mode of entry in the disease increases the 30 days and one-year mortality rates. Social disadvantage is also linked to less access to carcinological resection and to innovative treatments. Finally, lung cancers, more important than for other localizations, results in significant social discriminations and a more uncertain return to work. Conclusion: considering these disparities, organizing the care pathways and prepare the post-cancer period are key elements to improve the quality of care for lung cancers patients.