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Barriers to lung cancer screening
Sameer Rehman1, Mike Lim2, Ranjit Sidhu2
1Desert Radiology/Radiology Partners, Las Vegas, USA; Radiology Partners Research Institute, California, USA.
Introduction:
Despite efforts to improve national lung cancer screening rates, only 4 % of eligible high-risk patients pursue this opportunity annually.
Objective:
The goal of this study was to better understand the system, provider, and patient-level barriers to lung cancer screening METHODS: 300 high-risk patients in the southern Nevada region who met the criteria for lung cancer screening were given a questionnaire during their outpatient visit for low dose chest CT from August 2023 through February 2024.
Results:
The most common reported barriers were absence of symptoms (38 %), not wishing to know that they had cancer (30 %), and not having awareness of the eligibility for CT screening (24 %).
Conclusion:
A multifactorial approach is indicated to provide education for high-risk patients to clarify the importance of early diagnosis, demonstrate accessibility and low cost for lung cancer screening, and absolve any misconceptions about lung cancer screening.
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