An Audit of Opportunistic Lung Cancer Screening in a Canadian Province.
Victoria LinehanScott HarrisRick BhatiaPublished in: Journal of primary care & community health (2021)
Physicians are opportunistically screening for lung cancer, but not consistently following screening guidelines. As screening is sensitive, leads to earlier stage diagnosis, and has a mortality benefit, implementation of an organized screening program could increase quality assurance and prevent many lung-cancer related deaths.