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- Title
Addressing Disparities in Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility and Healthcare Access: An Official American Thoracic Society Statement: Executive Summary.
- Authors
Rivera, M. Patricia; Katki, Hormuzd A.; Tanner, Nichole T.; Triplette, Matthew; Sakoda, Lori C.; Wiener, Renda Soylemez; Cardarelli, Roberto; Carter-Harris, Lisa; Crothers, Kristina; Fathi, Joelle T.; Ford, Marvella E.; Smith, Robert; Winn, Robert A.; Wisnivesky, Juan P.; Henderson, Louise M.; Aldrich, Melinda C.
- Abstract
Background: There are well-documented disparities in lung cancer outcomes across populations. Lung cancer screening (LCS) has the potential to reduce lung cancer mortality, but for this benefit to be realized by all high-risk groups, there must be careful attention to ensuring equitable access to this lifesaving preventive health measure. Objectives: To outline current knowledge on disparities in eligibility criteria for, access to, and implementation of LCS, and to develop an official American Thoracic Society statement to propose strategies to optimize current screening guidelines and resource allocation for equitable LCS implementation and dissemination. Methods: A multidisciplinary panel with expertise in LCS, implementation science, primary care, pulmonology, health behavior, smoking cessation, epidemiology, and disparities research was convened. Participants reviewed available literature on historical disparities in cancer screening and emerging evidence of disparities in LCS. Results: Existing LCS guidelines do not consider racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and sex-based differences in smoking behaviors or lung cancer risk. Multiple barriers, including access to screening and cost, further contribute to the inequities in implementation and dissemination of LCS. Conclusions: This statement identifies the impact of LCS eligibility criteria on vulnerable populations who are at increased risk of lung cancer but do not meet eligibility criteria for screening, as well as multiple barriers that contribute to disparities in LCS implementation. Strategies to improve the selection and dissemination of LCS in vulnerable groups are described.
- Subjects
LUNG cancer; HEALTH equity; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PRIMARY care; SOCIOECONOMICS
- Publication
American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, 2020, Vol 202, Issue 7, p930
- ISSN
1073-449X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1164/rccm.202008-3053ST