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- Title
Inadequate Uptake of USPSTF-Recommended Low Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening.
- Authors
Sorscher, Steven
- Abstract
In 2023, Journal of Primary Care and Community Health published the results of 4 outstanding studies in which investigators aimed to explore and improve clinician and eligible individuals' knowledge of the rationale for lung cancer screening (LCS). Their results highlighted the underutilization of LCS, particularly for certain high risk populations, and the continued disparities in screening seen between groups of eligible individuals. Here, key findings from those 2023 Journal of Primary Care and Community Health reports, along with salient findings of other recent LCS reports, are discussed. The bases for the United States Preventive Task Force (USPSTF) LCS recommendations, barriers primary care providers face, the perspective of eligible individuals, importance of shared decision-making (SDM) and disparities between groups in LCS are reviewed along with potential strategies to ensure that more eligible individuals are offered LCS.
- Subjects
PRIMARY nursing; HEALTH services accessibility; ATTITUDES of medical personnel; LUNG tumors; EARLY detection of cancer; PATIENTS' attitudes; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; DECISION making; COMPUTED tomography; HEALTH equity; NURSE practitioners
- Publication
Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2024, p1
- ISSN
2150-1319
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/21501319241235011