Improving lung cancer screening rates among patients with head and neck cancer in a radiation oncology clinic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends lung cancer screening via annual low dose computed tomography (LDCT) for high risk patients. Despite the strong evidence of a mortality benefit from several randomized clinical trials, rates of lung cancer screening remain low. We plan to assess how screening guidelines are implemented in a radiation oncology clinic for patients with head and neck cancer.

Methods

A single institution, retrospective chart review was used to identify patients with head and neck cancer seen in a radiation oncology clinic who were potentially eligible for lung cancer screening under the current USPSTF guidelines. Patients who were potentially screening-eligible were enrolled in a phone survey to assess their knowledg

SUBMITTER: Soto L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9840013 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature