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

Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier Ltd

Funding

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.

FundersFunder number
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)UL1TR000117
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Center for Clinical and Translational Science, University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center

    UN SDGs

    This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

    1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
      SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

    Keywords

    • Appalachia
    • Lung cancer
    • Prevention
    • Screening

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Epidemiology
    • Oncology
    • Cancer Research

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