Rural barriers to early lung cancer detection: Exploring access to lung cancer screening programs in New Hampshire and Vermont

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rian M. Hasson ◽  
Kayla A. Fay ◽  
Joseph D. Phillips ◽  
Timothy M. Millington ◽  
David J. Finley
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
New Hampshire ◽  
Cancer Detection ◽  
Lung Cancer Screening ◽  
Screening Programs ◽  
Early Lung Cancer ◽  
Lung Cancer Detection

scholarly journals Impact of reduced smoking rates on lung cancer screening programs in Japan

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (10) ◽  
pp. 1126-1132
Author(s):  
Osamu Hemmi ◽  
Yumiko Nomura ◽  
Hiroshi Konishi ◽  
Tadao Kakizoe ◽  
Manami Inoue
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Cancer Detection ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
Clinical Stage ◽  
Lung Cancer Screening ◽  
Smoking Rate ◽  
Cancer Society ◽  
Age Cohorts ◽  
Screening Programs

Abstract Background In Japan, lung cancer screening by annual chest radiography has been performed for the past 30 years. However, changes in risk factor status may have influenced the efficiency of current organized lung cancer screening program. The purpose of this study was to clarify whether the reduced smoking rate in younger Japanese affects the efficiency and effectiveness of lung cancer screening. Methods We investigated chronological changes in epidemiological indicators, which support lung cancer screening programs offered by the Japan Cancer Society, such as gender- and age-specific numbers of participants and lung cancers detected by the screening by clinical stage, in relation to smoking rates from 1991 to 2016. Results Participant age at the time of screening and age at the time of cancer detection have both increased over time. The lung cancer detection rate (LCDR) in younger age cohorts tended to decrease from 1991 to 2016 in both genders, particularly men aged <55 years. Age-adjusted LCDR significantly decreased from 1991 to 2016 in both genders. After 2001, ~45% of overall detected cases in men and 70% in women were found in stage I. Although trends differed between men and women, smoking rate decreased from 1991 to 2016 in most age cohorts in both genders. Conclusions These results suggest that organized lung cancer screening in Japan should be limited to higher-risk populations.

Green synthesis of nanomaterials for early lung cancer detection

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Green Synthesis ◽  
Cancer Detection ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Early Lung Cancer ◽  
Lung Cancer Detection ◽  
Synthesis Of Nanomaterials

Lung cancer is the foremost cause of cancer-related deaths world-wide [1]. It affects 100,000 Americans of the smoking population every year of all age groups, particularly those above 50 years of the smoking population [2]. In India, 51,000 lung cancer deaths were reported in 2012, which include 41,000 men and 10,000 women [3]. It is the leading cause of cancer deaths in men; however, in women, it ranked ninth among all cancerous deaths [4]. It is possible to detect the lung cancer at a very early stage, providing a much higher chance of survival for the patients.

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