A qualitative analysis of smokers' perceptions about lung cancer screening

• Main Authors: Lindsay Gressard (Author), Amy S. DeGroff (Author), Thomas B. Richards (Author), Stephanie Melillo (Author), Julia Kish-Doto (Author), Christina L. Heminger (Author), Elizabeth A. Rohan (Author), Kristine Gabuten Allen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In 2013, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) began recommending lung cancer screening for high risk smokers aged 55-80 years using low-dose computed tomography (CT) scan. In light of these updated recommendations, there is a need to understand smokers' knowledge o...