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Research ArticleOriginal Research

“It Can’t Hurt!”: Why Many Patients With Limited Life Expectancy Decide to Accept Lung Cancer Screening

Eduardo R. Núñez, Rendelle E. Bolton, Jacqueline H. Boudreau, Samantha K. Sliwinski, Abigail N. Herbst, Lauren E. Kearney, Tanner J. Caverly and Renda Soylemez Wiener
The Annals of Family Medicine March 2024, 22 (2) 95-102; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.3081
Eduardo R. Núñez
1Center for Healthcare Organization & Implementation Research, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts and VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, Massachusetts
2The Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
3Department of Healthcare Delivery and Population Sciences, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School-Baystate, Springfield, Massachusetts
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  • For correspondence: eduardo.nunez2@baystatehealth.org
Rendelle E. Bolton
1Center for Healthcare Organization & Implementation Research, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts and VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, Massachusetts
4The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts
PhD, MPH, MA
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Jacqueline H. Boudreau
1Center for Healthcare Organization & Implementation Research, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts and VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, Massachusetts
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Samantha K. Sliwinski
1Center for Healthcare Organization & Implementation Research, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts and VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, Massachusetts
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Abigail N. Herbst
1Center for Healthcare Organization & Implementation Research, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts and VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, Massachusetts
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Lauren E. Kearney
1Center for Healthcare Organization & Implementation Research, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts and VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, Massachusetts
2The Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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Tanner J. Caverly
5National Center for Lung Cancer Screening, Veterans Health Administration, Washington, DC
6VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
7University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan
MD, MPH
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Renda Soylemez Wiener
1Center for Healthcare Organization & Implementation Research, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts and VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, Massachusetts
2The Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
5National Center for Lung Cancer Screening, Veterans Health Administration, Washington, DC
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