Screening Mammography Visits as Opportunities to Engage Smokers With Tobacco Cessation Services and Lung Cancer Screening

Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable mortality in the United States. Screening mammography (SM) visits present opportunities for radiology practices to reduce tobacco-related morbidity and mortality. Our study evaluates implementation of a program that provides tobacco cessation service referrals and screens for lung cancer screening (LCS) eligibility among smokers presenting for SM at a community health center.

Source: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR - January 9, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Gary X. Wang, Anand K. Narayan, Elyse R. Park, Constance D. Lehman, Jonina T. Gorenstein, Efren J. Flores Tags: Original article Source Type: research