Terminate lung cancer (TLC) study—A mixed-methods population approach to increase lung cancer screening awareness and low-dose computed tomography in Eastern Kentucky

Roberto Cardarelli, David Reese, Karen L. Roper, Kathryn Cardarelli, Frances J. Feltner, Jamie L. Studts, Jennifer R. Knight, Debra Armstrong, Anthony Weaver, Dana Shaffer

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Abstract

For low dose CT lung cancer screening to be effective in curbing disease mortality, efforts are needed to overcome barriers to awareness and facilitate uptake of the current evidence-based screening guidelines. A sequential mixed-methods approach was employed to design a screening campaign utilizing messages developed from community focus groups, followed by implementation of the outreach campaign intervention in two high-risk Kentucky regions. This study reports on rates of awareness and screening in intervention regions, as compared to a control region.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-8
Number of pages8
JournalCancer Epidemiology
Volume46
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2017

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Center for Clinical and Translational Science: Appalachian Translational Research Network Grants Program, with support from National Institutes of Health [Center for Research Resources & National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences]. Additional funding was provided by the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier Ltd

Keywords

  • Appalachia
  • Lung cancer
  • Prevention
  • Screening

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Epidemiology
  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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