Research Article
Lung Cancer in Homeless People: Clinical Outcomes and Cost Analysis in a Single Institute
Table 1
Patient characteristics (
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| | Subjects | (%) |
| | Median age (range), years | 62 (27–88) | | Sex | | | Male | 22 (100) | | Female | 0 | | Homeless status | | | Shelter | 11 (50) | | Street | 7 (32) | | Friends/family | 4 (18) | | Smoking | | | Current or ex-smoker | 15 (68) | | Nonsmoker | 3 (14) | | Unknown | 4 (18) | | Alcohol abuse | | | Yes | 9 (41) | | No | 9 (41) | | Unknown | 4 (18) | | Comorbidities | | | None | 12 (55) | | HTN | 5 (23) | | DM | 3 (14) | | Heart disease or stroke | 3 (14) | | Anemia | 2 (9) | | Tuberculosis | 1 (5) | | Liver disease | 1 (5) | | Pathologic diagnosis | | | NSCLC | 16 (73) | | ADC | 6 (27) | | SqCC | 8 (36) | | Adenosquamous | 1 (5) | | NSCLC, NOS | 1 (5) | | SCLC | 3 (14) | | Unknown | 3 (14) | | Stage | | | IA | 2 (9) | | IB | 2 (9) | | IIA | 1 (5) | | IIIB | 2 (9) | | IV | 15 (68) | | Curative surgery | | | Yes | 4 (18) | | No | 18 (82) | | Palliative surgery | | | Yes | 1 (5) | | No | 21 (96) | | Chemotherapy | | | Yes | 4 (18) | | No | 18 (82) | | Radiation therapy | | | Yes | 2 (9) | | No | 20 (91) | | Hospitalization | | | Yes | 19 (87) | | No | 3 (14) |
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HTN, hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; ADC, adenocarcinoma; SqCC, squamous cell carcinoma; NOS, not otherwise specified; SCLC, small cell lung cancer.
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