Lung cancer screening study in Brazilian public healthcare
Part of Cancer, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study is testing a program to screen for lung cancer in people who smoke or used to smoke. It aims to find cancer early in Brazil's public health system.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 50 and 80 years old.
- You currently smoke or quit within the last 15 years.
- You have joined or are in a program to help you quit smoking.
- You have smoked at least 20 pack-years (for example, 1 pack a day for 20 years).
- You can climb 3 flights of stairs without stopping (36 steps).
- You do not have symptoms like coughing up blood, unexplained weight loss, or new chest pain.
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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