Pathways to lung cancer diagnosis among individuals who did not receive lung cancer screening: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although early detection of lung cancer through screening is associated with better prognosis, most lung cancers are diagnosed among unscreened individuals. We therefore sought to characterize pathways to lung cancer diagnosis among unscreened individuals.

Methods

Participants were individuals with lung cancer who did not undergo asymptomatic lung cancer screening (n = 13) and healthcare providers who may be involved in the pathway to lung cancer diagnosis (n = 13). We conducted semi-structured interviews to identify themes in lung cancer patients' narratives of their cancer diagnoses and providers' personal and/or professional experiences of various pathways to lung cancer diagnoses, to identify delays in diagnosis. We audio-recorded, transcribed, and coded inter

SUBMITTER: McCarty RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10548694 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature