disparity — Volume 20, Issue 1 & 2

Lung Cancer Screening in the United States

Lung cancer has the potential to save thousands of lives every year; however, misconceptions and unfamiliarity with the lung cancer screening process among primary care providers and patients, little funding and public support, and the negative public perception of lung cancer prevent the widespread adoption of screening.

Cancer, Health ReformHHPRDecember 7, 2020lung cancer, screening, cancer, smoking, stigma, disparity, CT scan, NELSON trial, NLST TrialComment