Identifying lung cancer in Emergency Department patients outside national lung cancer screening guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lung cancer has become the second most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. We aim to determine factors associated with newly diagnosed lung cancer at the Emergency Department (ED) and identify specific patient populations eligible for lung cancer diagnostic screening.

Methods

This is a single-center retrospective observational study. We included all patients aged between 50 and 80 years old, who presented to the ED seeking healthcare between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2023. Patients' socio-demographics, clinical information, and whether they were eligible for lung cancer screening determined by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guideline were analyzed and compared between patients who had newly d

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11898393 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature