PURPOSE Although current practice guidelines do not recommend screening asymptomatic
patients for lung cancer, physicians may still order lung cancer screening tests. No recent …

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, but no scientific
organization currently recommends screening because of limited evidence for its …

Rationale: Lung cancer screening has a mortality benefit to high-risk smokers, but
implementation remains suboptimal. Providers represent the key entry point to screening …

BACKGROUND: No high-quality study to date has shown that screening reduces lung
cancer mortality, and expert groups do not recommend screening for asymptomatic …

Rationale: The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends annual low-dose computed
tomography (LDCT) for lung cancer screening in high-risk individuals. Preventive healthcare …

Introduction The US Preventive Services Task Force recommended annual lung cancer
screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) for high-risk patients in December …

We examined the readiness of primary care clinicians to implement lung cancer screening
programs in their practice settings in light of recent policy changes in the US Attendees of …

BACKGROUND In response to the National Lung Screening Trial, numerous professional
organizations published guidelines recommending annual lung cancer screening with low …

Rationale: Little is known about vulnerable patients' perceptions and understanding of, and
preferences for, lung cancer screening decision aids. Objectives: To determine, in a low …

Rationale: Despite a known mortality benefit, lung cancer screening (LCS) implementation
has been unexpectedly slow. New programs face barriers to implementation, which may …