Uptake of lung cancer screenings may be low

A large proportion of the patients eligible for lung cancer screening may not be receiving the recommended scans.

In a research letter published in JAMA, investigators used data from the 2022 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to analyze the use of preventive services among less than 30,000 adult patients who were eligible for lung cancer screening.

The investigators found that more patients underwent breast cancer or colorectal cancer screenings compared with lung cancer screening. Further, the rates of breast cancer and colorectal cancer screenings were lower among the patients who were eligible for lung cancer screening compared with those who weren’t eligible for the screening.

The findings emphasized the need for targeted interventions aimed at increasing the uptake of lung cancer screening and eliminating barriers to preventive services.

Read more: JAMA

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