Addressing lung cancer screening eligibility in Spain using 2013 and 2021 US Preventive Service Task Force criteria: cross-sectional study.
Cristina Candal-PedreiraAlberto Ruano-RaviñaVirginia Calvo de JuanManuel CoboJosé Manuel TrigoEnric CarcerenyMarc CucurullRafael López CastroEduardo Solís GarcíaAmparo Sánchez-GastaldoBartomeu MassutíDelvys Rodríguez-AbreuAnna EstivalMaría Guirado RisueñoMaría Pamiés RamónRosario García CampeloGuillermo Alonso-JáudenesCarlos CampsEdel Del Barco MorilloClara González OjeaManuel DómineAlfredo Sanchez-HernandezJoaquím Bosch-BarreraMaría Ángeles Sala GonzálezMariano ProvencioPublished in: ERJ open research (2023)
In Spain, over one-third of lung cancer cases could not be detected through screening, by virtue of not meeting the most recent inclusion criteria stated by the USPSTF. The degree of fulfilment in a potential nationwide screening programme should be analysed, with the aim of establishing inclusion criteria in line with each country's context.