Lung cancer screening study for smokers and families
Part of Cancer, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study is for people at high risk of lung cancer—either long-term heavy smokers or those with a close family member who had lung cancer. It uses a low-dose CT scan to look for early signs of lung cancer, and if you smoke, you'll be asked to join a smoking cessation program.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 50 to 74 years old and have smoked heavily (20 pack-years or more) and either still smoke or quit within the last 15 years.
- Or you are a man aged 45 to 74 (or woman aged 40 to 74) and have a parent, child, or sibling who has been diagnosed with lung cancer.
- If you currently smoke, you must be willing to join a program to help you quit.
- You cannot be pregnant.
- You cannot have had a chest CT scan (including low-dose CT) in the past year.
- You must not have been diagnosed with lung cancer before, and you must not have recent symptoms like coughing up blood, unexplained weight loss, or a suspicious chest X-ray.
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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