Provide sputum sample for lung cancer testing
Part of Cancer, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study collects sputum (mucus from deep in the lungs) to help test or label lung cancer-related results. You may be placed in a healthy, high-risk, or cancer group depending on your smoking history and whether you already have a lung cancer diagnosis.
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Who can take part
- Be 21 years or older
- Be willing to share your primary care doctor’s contact information (and allow medical info release if needed)
- Be in one group: healthy non-smoker, high-risk smoker/non-smoker, or newly suspected lung cancer confirmed by biopsy
- Be able to cough enough to produce a sputum sample (severe lung blockage that prevents sputum makes you ineligible)
- If you are pregnant, you cannot join
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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