Brief Report: Precision Language and Deletion of the “S” Word
Introduction: In 2021, the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) published the IASLC Language Guide as guidance on preferred language and phrasing in oral and written communications, including presentations at conferences. This study analyzed presentations from the 2022 IASL...
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| author | Ciara Lockstadt, MD Mary M. Pasquinelli, DNP Jill Feldman, MD Jamie L. Studts, PhD Jamie S. Ostroff, PhD Li Liu, PhD Ella A. Kazerooni, MD Robert A. Smith, PhD Lisa Carter-Bawa, PhD Lawrence E. Feldman, MD |
| author_facet | Ciara Lockstadt, MD Mary M. Pasquinelli, DNP Jill Feldman, MD Jamie L. Studts, PhD Jamie S. Ostroff, PhD Li Liu, PhD Ella A. Kazerooni, MD Robert A. Smith, PhD Lisa Carter-Bawa, PhD Lawrence E. Feldman, MD |
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| description | Introduction: In 2021, the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) published the IASLC Language Guide as guidance on preferred language and phrasing in oral and written communications, including presentations at conferences. This study analyzed presentations from the 2022 IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) one year after implementation of the Language Guide to identify adoption rates of non-stigmatizing language and to determine correlations with presenter characteristics. Methods: We downloaded 522 slide presentations from the IASLC WCLC 2022 conference attendee portal. We searched each presentation, including images, for discussion of tobacco use and the use of the term “smoker,” which is an indicator of stigmatizing language. We conducted internet searches to gather presenters’ stated home continent, sex, specialty, and professional degree. Results: Of 177 presentations that discussed smoking status, 77 presenters used non-stigmatizing language, whereas 100 presenters used the stigmatizing term “smoker.” Male MDs and female PhDs and non-medicine subspecialties and advocates were more likely to use non-stigmatizing language. Conclusions: Encouragingly, only after one year post-release of the Language Guide, more than one-third of the presenters at the WCLC used non-stigmatizing language. This finding represents a step toward improving respectful and inclusive language surrounding smoking within the thoracic oncology community. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-283681edee7a46ff93c92eb8feb8bdfb2025-01-20T04:17:52ZengElsevierJTO Clinical and Research Reports2666-36432025-01-0161100711Brief Report: Precision Language and Deletion of the “S” WordCiara Lockstadt, MD0Mary M. Pasquinelli, DNP1Jill Feldman, MD2Jamie L. Studts, PhD3Jamie S. Ostroff, PhD4Li Liu, PhD5Ella A. Kazerooni, MD6Robert A. Smith, PhD7Lisa Carter-Bawa, PhD8Lawrence E. Feldman, MD9Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky; Corresponding author. Address for correspondence: Ciara Lockstadt, MD, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Department of Hospital Medicine 800 Rose St Lexington, Kentucky 40536.Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy, College of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IllinoisEGFR Resisters, Deerfield, IllinoisDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, ColoradoDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital of New York, New York, New YorkSchool of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IllinoisDepartments of Radiology & Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MichiganDivision of Early Cancer Detection Science, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GeorgiaCancer Prevention Precision Control Institute, Center for Discovery & Innovation at Hackensack Meridian Health, Nutley, New Jersey; Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Washington, District of ColumbiaDivision of Hematology and Oncology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, IllinoisIntroduction: In 2021, the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) published the IASLC Language Guide as guidance on preferred language and phrasing in oral and written communications, including presentations at conferences. This study analyzed presentations from the 2022 IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) one year after implementation of the Language Guide to identify adoption rates of non-stigmatizing language and to determine correlations with presenter characteristics. Methods: We downloaded 522 slide presentations from the IASLC WCLC 2022 conference attendee portal. We searched each presentation, including images, for discussion of tobacco use and the use of the term “smoker,” which is an indicator of stigmatizing language. We conducted internet searches to gather presenters’ stated home continent, sex, specialty, and professional degree. Results: Of 177 presentations that discussed smoking status, 77 presenters used non-stigmatizing language, whereas 100 presenters used the stigmatizing term “smoker.” Male MDs and female PhDs and non-medicine subspecialties and advocates were more likely to use non-stigmatizing language. Conclusions: Encouragingly, only after one year post-release of the Language Guide, more than one-third of the presenters at the WCLC used non-stigmatizing language. This finding represents a step toward improving respectful and inclusive language surrounding smoking within the thoracic oncology community.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266636432400081X |
| spellingShingle | Ciara Lockstadt, MD Mary M. Pasquinelli, DNP Jill Feldman, MD Jamie L. Studts, PhD Jamie S. Ostroff, PhD Li Liu, PhD Ella A. Kazerooni, MD Robert A. Smith, PhD Lisa Carter-Bawa, PhD Lawrence E. Feldman, MD Brief Report: Precision Language and Deletion of the “S” Word JTO Clinical and Research Reports |
| title | Brief Report: Precision Language and Deletion of the “S” Word |
| title_full | Brief Report: Precision Language and Deletion of the “S” Word |
| title_fullStr | Brief Report: Precision Language and Deletion of the “S” Word |
| title_full_unstemmed | Brief Report: Precision Language and Deletion of the “S” Word |
| title_short | Brief Report: Precision Language and Deletion of the “S” Word |
| title_sort | brief report precision language and deletion of the s word |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266636432400081X |
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