The influence of selected factors on the attendance of the high-risk population in the early lung cancer detection program.

CONCLUSIONS: An effective promotional campaign in the media, the influence of family and a campaign involving a celebrity promoted attendance at the screening program. The influence of healthcare employees on the participation in the program was minimal. The majority of the screened population declared a willingness to actively participate in the costs of LDCT examination. PMID: 24391068 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Pneumonologia i Alergologia Polska - January 17, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Zakrzewska A, Szczepanowska M, Książek J, Biadacz I, Dziedzic R, Jelitto-Górska M, Rzyman W Tags: Pneumonol Alergol Pol Source Type: research