Table 3. Current practice of lung cancer screening recommendation among lung cancer specialist physicians.
Proactively recommend | Recommend when the patient seeks opinion | Do not recommend | ||||
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Clinical scenarios | N | % | N | % | N | % |
Smoking history ≥30 pack-year & age 55 to 79 years (indicated for lung cancer screening by current guidelines) | 145 | 79.2 | 36 | 19.7 | 2 | 1.1 |
Smoking history 20 to 30 pack-year & age 40 to 59 years (not indicated for lung cancer screening by current guidelines) | 44 | 24.0 | 125 | 68.3 | 14 | 7.7 |
Smoking history 10 pack-year, son of lung cancer patient and worries about lung cancer | 17 | 9.3 | 139 | 76.0 | 27 | 14.8 |