Patient Adherence in an Academic Medical Center’s Low-dose Computed Tomography Screening Program

Conclusions: Despite the implementation of a multidisciplinary, academic LDCT screening program, overall adherence rate to prescribed follow-up scans was suboptimal. Socioeconomic disparities and African American race may negatively affect adherence to lung cancer screening LDCT guidelines. Patients with concerning findings on initial LDCT had a higher association of adherence to guidelines.
Source: American Journal of Clinical Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Original Articles: Screening Source Type: research