Hospitalization as an opportunity to improve lung cancer screening in high-risk patients
Nielsen E, Zhang J, Marsden J, Bays C, Moran W, Mauldin P, Lenert L, Toll B, Schreiner A, Heincelman M. Hospitalization as an opportunity to improve lung cancer screening in high-risk patients. Cancer Epidemiology 2024, 90: 102553. PMID: 38460398, DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2024.102553.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLung cancer screeningLow-dose computed tomographyCancer screeningLDCT completionRates of lung cancer screeningAnnual low-dose computed tomographyImprove lung cancer screeningElectronic health record dataUniversity-based internal medicine clinicLung cancer-related mortalityPrimary care clinicsHealth record dataInternal medicine clinicAssociation of hospitalCox proportional hazards modelsScreening ratesHigh-risk patientsCare clinicsProportional hazards modelRetrospective cohort studyCurrent smokersEligible adultsMedicine clinicReferral programOverall health