An Audit of Opportunistic Lung Cancer Screening in a Canadian Province

CONCLUSIONS: Physicians are opportunistically screening for lung cancer, but not consistently following screening guidelines. As screening is sensitive, leads to earlier stage diagnosis, and has a mortality benefit, implementation of an organized screening program could increase quality assurance and prevent many lung-cancer related deaths.PMID:34663119 | DOI:10.1177/21501327211051484

Source: Primary Care - October 19, 2021 Category: Primary Care Authors: Victoria Linehan Scott Harris Rick Bhatia Source Type: research