Implementing lung cancer screening: baseline results from a community-based 'Lung Health Check' pilot in deprived areas of Manchester.
Philip A J CrosbieHaval BalataMatthew EvisonMelanie AtackVal Bayliss-BrideauxDenis ColliganRebecca DuerdenJosephine EaglesfieldTimothy EdwardsPeter EltonJulie FosterMelanie GreavesGraham HaylerCoral HigginsJohn HowellsKlaus IrionDevinda KarunaratneJodie KellyZoe KingSarah MansonStuart MellorDonna MillerAmanda MyerscoughTom NewtonMichelle O'LearyRachel PearsonJulie PickfordRichard SawyerNick J ScreatonAnna SharmanMaggi SimmonsElaine SmithBen TaylorSarah TaylorAnna WalshamAngela WattsJames WhittakerLaura YarnellAnthony ThrelfallPhil V BarberJanet TongeRichard BootonPublished in: Thorax (2018)
We report baseline results of a community-based, targeted, low-dose CT (LDCT) lung cancer screening pilot in deprived areas of Manchester. Ever smokers, aged 55-74 years, were invited to 'lung health checks' (LHCs) next to local shopping centres, with immediate access to LDCT for those at high risk (6-year risk ≥1.51%, PLCOM2012 calculator). 75% of attendees (n=1893/2541) were ranked in the lowest deprivation quintile; 56% were high risk and of 1384 individuals screened, 3% (95% CI 2.3% to 4.1%) had lung cancer (80% early stage) of whom 65% had surgical resection. Taking lung cancer screening into communities, with an LHC approach, is effective and engages populations in deprived areas.
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