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Assessment of Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility on NCI-Designated Cancer Center Websites

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Online lung cancer screening assessments empower patients to learn about their risk for lung cancer and eligibility for screening. However, it is unknown whether these online assessments provide tailored recommendations that are consistent with national guidelines and include information to prepare patients for shared decision-making (SDM) consultations with their healthcare provider. In November 2019, we reviewed 71 NCI-Designated Cancer Center websites to identify US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines for lung cancer screening eligibility and evidence-based features of shared decision-making (SDM). Only 11% of the websites included an online lung cancer screening assessment. Most assessments included tailored recommendations for screening eligibility based on USPSTF guidelines. Assessments designed to support SDM included both potential benefits and harms of undergoing lung cancer screening. Nearly all assessments directed adults to discuss the results with their healthcare provider and reinforced the importance of living a tobacco-free lifestyle. Online lung cancer screening assessments have the potential to put patients in control of knowledge about their lung cancer risk and screening eligibility. While nearly all assessments recommend patients to speak with their healthcare provider about their risk for lung cancer, patients may require more support to initiate and navigate SDM conversations with their providers.

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Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number F32HL143938. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

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  1. College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA

    Samantha R. Paige

  2. Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA

    Ramzi G. Salloum

  3. UF Health Cancer Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA

    Ramzi G. Salloum

  4. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10065, USA

    Lisa Carter-Harris

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Paige, S.R., Salloum, R.G. & Carter-Harris, L. Assessment of Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility on NCI-Designated Cancer Center Websites. J Canc Educ 37, 1849–1854 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-021-02051-w

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