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. 2023 May 19;11(3):1489–1500. doi: 10.1007/s40615-023-01625-2

Table 1.

Tiered approach to article selection

Step Search string
1. Initial pass-through of the literature to examine general size and scope of published articles focused on health disparities in lung cancer, specifically as it relates to minority health ("Lung neoplasm" OR “Lung cancer” OR “lung carcinoma” OR “non-small-cell lung carcinoma” OR “cancer(s) of the lung”) AND (“race” OR “Black” OR “African American” OR “disparities” OR “minority” OR “minority health” OR “Afro-Caribbean”)
2. Initial pass-through of the literature to examine general size and scope of published articles focused on health disparities in lung cancer, specifically as it relates to other sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors ("Lung neoplasm" OR “Lung cancer” OR “lung carcinoma” OR “non-small-cell lung carcinoma” OR “cancer(s) of the lung”) AND (“social determinants of health” OR “demographics” OR “sociodemographic” OR “low-income” OR “segregated” OR “residential segregation” OR “poverty”)
3. Initial pass-through of the literature to examine general size and scope of published articles focused on health disparities in lung cancer, specifically as it relates to undertreatment ("Lung neoplasm" OR “Lung cancer” OR “lung carcinoma” OR “non-small-cell lung carcinoma” OR “cancer(s) of the lung”) AND (“under-treatment” OR “undertreated” OR “suboptimal care” OR “low-quality care” OR “under-resourced” OR “urban centers” OR “urban communities”)