GuidelineAmerican journal of respiratory and critical care medicine2015
An official American Thoracic Society/American College of Chest Physicians policy statement: implementation of low-dose computed tomography lung cancer screening programs in clinical practice.
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- "We don't get that information right back to us unless it's a full-blown cancer": Challenges coordinating lung cancer screening across healthcare systems.Health services research · 2025Article
- Community-Based Lung Cancer Screening Program Structure, Quality, and Barriers: The Struggle for Implementation.Canadian respiratory journal · 2025Article
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- Program-Based Lung Cancer Care: A Prospective Observational Tumor Registry Linkage Study.JTO clinical and research reports · 2024Article
- National Survey of Lung Cancer Screening Practices in Veterans Health Administration Facilities.American journal of preventive medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
rationaleAnnual low-radiation-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening for lung cancer has been shown to reduce lung cancer mortality among high-risk individuals and is now recommended by multiple organizations. However, LDCT screening is complex, and implementation requires careful planning to ensure benefits outweigh harms. Little guidance has been provided for sites wishing to develop and implement lung cancer screening programs.
objectivesTo promote successful implementation of comprehensive LDCT screening programs that are safe, effective, and sustainable.
methodsThe American Thoracic Society (ATS) and American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) convened a committee with expertise in lung cancer screening, pulmonary nodule evaluation, and implementation science. The committee reviewed the evidence from systematic reviews, clinical practice guidelines, surveys, and the experience of early-adopting LDCT screening programs and summarized potential strategies to implement LDCT screening programs successfully. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN
resultsWe address steps that sites should consider during the main three phases of developing an LDCT screening program: planning, implementation, and maintenance. We present multiple strategies to implement the nine core elements of comprehensive lung cancer screening programs enumerated in a recent ACCP/ATS statement, which will allow sites to select the strategy that best fits with their local context and workflow patterns. Although we do not comment on cost-effectiveness of LDCT screening, we outline the necessary costs associated with starting and sustaining a high-quality LDCT screening program.
conclusionsFollowing the strategies delineated in this policy statement may help sites to develop comprehensive LDCT screening programs that are safe and effective.
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