Attending community-based lung cancer screening influences smoking behaviour in deprived populations

The impact of lung cancer screening on smoking is unclear, especially in deprived populations who are underrepresented in screening trials. The aim of this observational cohort study was to investigate whether a community-based lung cancer screening programme influenced smoking behaviour and smoking attitude in socio-economically deprived populations. Ever-smokers, age 55-74, registered at participating General Practices were invited to a community- … (leggi tutto)

Più della metà dei fumatori che hanno smesso di fumare dopo un controllo della salute polmonare in un programma di screening del tumore polmonare (lung cancer screening, LCS) di comunità adottato in un’area servita in modo insufficiente cita il programma come motivo alla base della cessazione del fumo.