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BARRIERS TO LUNG CANCER SCREENING IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA
Nguyen, Alexander An
Nguyen, Alexander An
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2024-05
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Urban Bioethics
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http://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/10226
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Cancer is one of the main causes of death in the US. Lung cancer remains the highest killing form of cancer. Lung screening rates are low amongst the general population and even lower in minority populations. It is not well known what the barriers are for lung cancer screening. In order to investigate barriers, I created questions to add onto an existing questionnaire survey for an ongoing lung cancer screening research project. These questions focused on social determinants of health and the survey was administered to patients who were non-adherent to lung cancer screening. Patients reported cost concerns for screening, potential medical care costs, and ability to attend medical appointments as barriers to lung cancer screening. Both non-white and female patients reported more difficulties attending appointments than their white and male counterparts. Patient physician relationship and perceived racial discrimination were not barriers to lung cancer screening in the patient population surveyed. Further research needs to investigate specific details on these barriers to create interventions to increase lung cancer screening rates.
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