Australia-Wide Cross-Sectional Survey of General Practitioners’ Knowledge And Practice Of Lung Cancer Screening

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prarthana Dharshanie Abeyweera ◽  
Fraser J H Brims ◽  
Francesco Piccolo ◽  
C Lei ◽  
David Manners
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Lung Cancer Screening ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Wide Cross ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

Current lung cancer screening practice amongst general practitioners in Western Australia: a cross-sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Manners ◽  
Helen Wilcox ◽  
Annette McWilliams ◽  
Francesco Piccolo ◽  
Helena Liira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Lung Cancer Screening ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Screening Practice

scholarly journals Prevalence and Barriers to Lung Cancer Screening in Karachi, Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Smokers and Physicians

Cureus ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleeza Abbasi ◽  
Rabbia Siddiqi ◽  
Aatika Owais ◽  
Tooba Laeeq ◽  
Sara N Ali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Lung Cancer Screening ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Determining the perception of a lung cancer screening programme among high-risk patients in a tertiary referral centre, Kuala Lumpur

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-24
Author(s):  
Wei Hao Kok ◽  
Andrea Ban Yu-Lin ◽  
Shamsul Azhar Shah ◽  
Faisal Abdul Hamid
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Screening Programme ◽  
Lung Cancer Screening ◽  
High Risk Population ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
Tertiary Referral Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cancer Screening Programme

Background: Lung cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related death and the third most common cancer in Malaysia. The rising prevalence of lung cancer suggests the need to consider disease screening for early detection, especially in the high-risk population, as it offers the best chance of cure. Objectives: The study aims to determine the willingness of high-risk respondents to participate in a lung cancer screening programme if made available to them, and to determine their attitude towards lung cancer screening and explore factors that might affect participation in a screening programme. Method: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study over 6 months conducted in adult patients attending medical clinics in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC) using face-to-face administered questionnaires. Results: In total 180 respondents were analysed. There were 177 (98.3%) males. Mean age was 59.8 ± 9.1 years. Of the respondents, 138 (76.7%) had poor knowledge about cancer screening. Former smokers comprised 119 (66.1%) of the participants, and 61 (33.9%) were current smokers. In total, 141 (78.3%) respondents indicated willingness to participate in a lung cancer screening programme. Out of this group, 68 (48.2%) respondents were unwilling to pay for the procedure. Only 18 (12.8%) were unwilling to undergo lung cancer treatment if detected early. Conclusions: Awareness about general cancer screening is low. Our study showed that when informed of their high-risk status, respondents were willing to participate in lung cancer screening. There should be more health programmes to promote and raise awareness about lung cancer.

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