Determinants of lung cancer screening intention among eligible individuals.
Addressing healthcare access barriers and cancer beliefs could substantially increase lung cancer screening among eligible adults.
Samami E(1), Sarkar S(2), Zaidi M(3), Poghosyan H(4). Among never-screened LCS-eligible adults, intention to undergo LCS was limited and was associated with sociodemographic characteristics, healthcare access, and cancer-related beliefs.
What the study was
- Study design
- Cross-sectional study
- Population
- Individuals with active tobacco users
- Sample size
- 521
- Category
- Early Detection
- Maturity
- Exploratory
- Journal
- Lung Cancer
Why it surfaced
Score 7/10 meets STANDARD threshold for this cross-sectional study on Early cancer detection.
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