Lung cancer screening help for emergency patients
Part of Cancer, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study helps emergency department patients who are at high risk for lung cancer get screened. It tests a program that may make it easier for you to get a low-dose CT scan to check for lung cancer early.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 50 and 80 years old.
- You have smoked at least 20 pack-years (for example, one pack a day for 20 years, or two packs a day for 10 years).
- You currently smoke or quit within the last 15 years.
- You speak English or Spanish.
- You are a patient in the emergency department.
- You have a mobile phone that can receive text messages.
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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