Patient Perspectives on the Risk-Based NLST Outcomes Tool for Lung Cancer Screening.

ABSTRACT: Researchers at the NCI have developed the Risk-Based NLST Outcomes Tool (RNOT), an online tool that calculates risk of lung cancer diagnosis and death with and without lung cancer screening, and false-positive risk estimates. This tool has the potential to facilitate shared decision making for screening. The objective of this study was to examine how current heavy and former smokers understand and respond to personalized risk estimates from the RNOT. Individuals who were eligible for lung cancer screening and were visiting Walter Reed National Military Medical Center were invited to participate in a semi-structured interview to assess their experiences with and perceptions of the RNOT. Results were analyzed using template analysis. Participants found their risk of lung cancer death to be l

SUBMITTER: Roberts MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9190214 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature