Jeff Yang, Thoracic Surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, posted on X about recent paper he and his colleagues co-authored:
“Our study in JAMA found that most people eligible for lung cancer screening (LCS) are already getting screened for breast and colon cancers.
LCS eligible adults ARE receptive to cancer screening. They are NOT ‘hard to reach,’ they are ‘hardly reached.'”
Preventive Health Care Use Among Adults Eligible for Lung Cancer Screening in the US
Authors: Alexandra L. Potter, Soneesh Kothagundla, et al.
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