Quitlines Implementing Lung Cancer Screening Education.
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
Lung cancer is by far the
leading cause of cancer death, making up almost 25% of all cancer deaths. Each
year, more people die of lung cancer than of colon,
breast, and prostate cancers combined (source). Cigarette smoking is linked to about 80% to 90% of
lung cancer deaths. People who smoke cigarettes are 15 to 30 times more likely
to get lung cancer or die from lung cancer than people who do not smoke (source).
Lung cancer screening has the potential to save 12,000 lives annually. However,
due to low rates of screening many persons who could benefit from lung cancer
screening do not receive this service.
More than half of all U.S. quitline participants may be eligible for lung
cancer screening; therefore, quitlines can play a role in decreasing the number
of deaths from lung cancer by educating quitline participants about lung cancer
screening.
NAQC and MD Anderson Cancer Center have partnered on an implementation research
project (Project CONNECT) to test and assist state quitlines in implementing
lung cancer screening education.
Over the course of the project, quitline service providers tested multiple
methods for disseminating educational materials (verbal referral, text, email,
mail, and web) to engage quitline participants in learning about lung cancer
screening and to encourage them to take action to obtain a lung cancer screen
with low-dose computed tomography.
Based on the experiences of the states and service providers involved in
Project CONNECT, an Interim Implementation Guide for Quitlines is now available
to help quitline funders and service providers learn what it takes to educate
quitline participants about lung cancer screening.
If you are interested in learning more about this important opportunity, please
visit the Lung Cancer Screening Education section of the NAQC
website or contact Tracey Strader, Senior Program Manager, at tstrader@naquitline.org.
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