AJMC September 8, 2024
Lung cancer screening experts from around the globe delivered strategies and best practices for improving access to screening and facilitating earlier detection at the 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer.
To improve uptake of lung cancer screening and identify disease earlier, health systems need to account for the multilevel factors that can impede screening access, according to speakers at the 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer, held September 7 to 10 in San Diego, California. The presenters delivered updates on ongoing programs as well as discussed how countries can prepare for large-scale screening initiatives.
First, Harry de Koning, MD, of Erasmus MC University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, discussed optimal and cost-efficient recruitment strategies for lung cancer screening. Use of...