Prevalence and Barriers to Lung Cancer Screening in Karachi, Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Smokers and Physicians

BACKGROUND: Early detection of lung cancer using low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) can potentially reduce morbidity and mortality. However, LDCT for lung cancer screening, especially in low income countries, has been underutilized. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and the...

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Publicat a:Cureus
Autors principals: Abbasi, Aleeza, Siddiqi, Rabbia, Owais, Aatika, Laeeq, Tooba, Ali, Sara N, Mushahid, Zonaira, Ahsan, Syed M, Jatoi, Aliya S, Abbasi, Aleena, Butt, Ifrah, Ali, Ruba, Abbasi, Maham, Jaffri, Syeda Naintara N, Jabir, Mariam, Khanani, Hajra, Fatima, Kaneez
Format: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: Cureus 2017
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Epidemiology/Public Health
Accés en línia:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5472400/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28630806
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1248
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