State variation in low-dose computed tomography scanning for lung cancer screening in the United States

SA Fedewa, EA Kazerooni, JL Studts… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Annual lung cancer screening (LCS) with low-dose chest computed
tomography in older current and former smokers (ie, eligible adults) has been recommended …

Breast and lung cancer screening among medicare enrollees during the COVID-19 pandemic

C Doan, S Li, JS Goodwin - JAMA network open, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Several studies reported sharp decreases in screening mammography for breast
cancer and low-dose computed tomographic screening for lung cancer in the early months …

The prevalence of comorbidity in the lung cancer screening population: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Almatrafi, O Thomas, M Callister… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective Comorbidity is associated with adverse outcomes for all lung cancer patients, but
its burden is less understood in the context of screening. This review synthesises the …

Likelihood of lung cancer screening by poor health status and race and ethnicity in US adults, 2017 to 2020

AS Rustagi, AL Byers, S Keyhani - JAMA Network Open, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Lung cancer screening (LCS) via low-dose chest computed tomography can
prevent mortality through surgical resection of early-stage cancers, but it is unknown …

Comorbidity and life expectancy in shared decision making for lung cancer screening

B Bade, M Gwin, M Triplette, RS Wiener… - Seminars in Oncology, 2022 - Elsevier
Shared decision making (SDM) is an important part of lung cancer screening (LCS) that
includes discussing the risks and benefits of screening, potential outcomes, patient eligibility …

Promoting lung cancer screening of high‐risk patients by primary care providers

M Colamonici, N Khouzam, C Dell, K Auge‐Bronersky… - Cancer, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Lung cancer screening (LCS) with low‐dose computed tomography (LDCT) of
the chest of eligible patients remains low. Accordingly, augmentation of appropriate LCS …

Access to lung cancer screening in the Veterans Health Administration: does geographic distribution match need in the population?

JH Boudreau, DR Miller, S Qian, ER Nunez, TJ Caverly… - Chest, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Studies show uneven access to Medicare-approved lung cancer screening
(LCS) programs across the United States. The Veterans Health Administration (VA), the …

Association of rurality with annual repeat lung cancer screening in the veterans health administration

LB Spalluto, JA Lewis, LR Samuels… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Lung cancer causes the largest number of cancer-related deaths in the United
States. Lung cancer incidence rates, mortality rates, and rates of advanced stage disease …

Lung cancer screening at the VA: past, present and future

NM Maurice, NT Tanner - Seminars in Oncology, 2022 - Elsevier
Lung cancer is responsible for more deaths annually in the United States than breast,
prostate and colon cancers combined. Lung cancer screening with annual low-dose …

Factors Associated With Declining Lung Cancer Screening After Discussion With a Clinician in a Cohort of US Veterans

ER Núñez, TJ Caverly, S Zhang… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Lung cancer screening (LCS) is underused in the US, particularly in
underserved populations, and little is known about factors associated with declining LCS …