Development and Evaluation of a Lung Cancer Screening Decision Aid

Katelyn Hart, DNP, ARNP-C; Cindy Tofthagen, PhD, ARNP, AOCNP®, FAANP, FAAN; and Hsiao-Lan Wang, PhD, RN, CMSRN®, HFS
CJON
10.1188/16.CJON.557-559

Description

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer; however, it often is not diagnosed until the advanced stages. Early-stage lung cancer is curable, but screening tools are not usually implemented in practice because of a lack of provider awareness. A lung cancer screening decision aid may increase screening use and, ultimately, reduce lung cancer deaths.

 

Lung cancer screening decreases mortality.

Informed decision making is crucial in optimizing screening.

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