Influences on Lung Cancer Screening Initiation and Retention in Rural Alabama.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction/objectives

Despite the introduction of lung cancer screening using low dose computed tomography (LDCT), overall screening rates in the U.S. remain low, with certain populations including Black and rural communities experiencing additional disparities. The primary objective of this study was to understand the facilitators of lung cancer screening initiation and retention in Alabama reported by people at risk from mostly rural, mostly Black populations in Jefferson County-including the urban center of Birmingham-and 6 rural counties: Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Marengo, and Sumter.

Methods

We conducted semi-structured telephone interviews with 58 people who underwent lung cancer screening between December 2019 and January 2022. Participant responses were record

SUBMITTER: Copeland A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10108423 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature