Personalized lung cancer screening for veterans
Part of Cancer, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests a personalized approach to help veterans decide if lung cancer screening is right for them. It aims to improve early detection by considering each person's unique risk factors, such as smoking history, military exposures, and lung health.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are a veteran who gets care at one of these VA medical centers: Nashville, Denver, Louisville, Chicago (Jesse Brown), Kansas City, Salisbury, or Seattle.
- You have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your lifetime (about 5 packs).
- You have at least one of these risk factors: military exposure (like burn pits, Agent Orange, asbestos, or radiation), COPD (chronic lung disease), a previous tobacco-related cancer (treated and cancer-free for 5+ years), or a family history of lung cancer in a parent, sibling, or child.
- You do not have dementia, are not currently being treated for active cancer (except non-melanoma skin cancer), and are not on hospice or long-term oxygen.
- You are able to give informed consent and can complete a CT scan.
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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