Gender Disparities and Lung Cancer Screening Outcomes Among Individuals Who Have Never Smoked.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Lung cancer in individuals who have never smoked (INS) is a growing global concern, with a rapidly increasing incidence and proportion among all lung cancer cases. Particularly in East Asia, opportunistic lung cancer screening (LCS) programs targeting INS have gained popularity. However, the sex-specific outcomes and drawbacks of screening INS remain unexplored, with data predominantly focused on women.

Objective

To compare LCS outcomes between Asian women and men with no smoking history.

Design, setting, and participants

This multicenter cohort study was conducted at health checkup centers in South Korea from 2009 to 2021. Participants included individuals aged 50 to 80 years with no smoking history who underwent low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screeni

SUBMITTER: Kim YW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11736501 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature