Health Disparities and Lung Cancer Screening
Presented by Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Lung cancer is a major public health problem in the United States. Racial and ethnic disparities exist in the burden of lung cancer as well as in the availability and utilization of lung cancer screening. This course outlines these disparities and provides information and resources necessary to achieve equity in lung cancer screening.

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team.

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Purpose:

Lung cancer screening is recommended annually for individuals at high risk for lung cancer. However, primary care provider-initiated discussions about lung cancer screening and referrals for screening are low overall, particularly among Black or African Americans and other minoritized racial and ethnic groups. Disparities also exist in patients receiving provider advice to quit smoking. This course was tested and evaluated in a clinical study and showed improvement in knowledge when comparing the pre-test to the post-test.

Citation: Smith, L, Williams, RM, Whealan, J, Windels, A, Anderson, ED, Parikh, V, Breece, CJ, Puran, N, Shepherd, AK, Geronimo, M, Luta, G, Adams-Campbell, L, Taylor, KL (2023). Development and Evaluation of Brief Web-based Education for Primary Care Providers to Address Inequities in Lung Cancer Screening and Smoking Cessation Treatment. Journal of Cancer Education, 2023 Aug;38(4):1296-1303. doi: 10.1007/s13187-023-02262-3.

Learning Objectives:
  • Educate providers about disparities in the burden of lung cancer.
  • Describe group differences in smoking patterns and utilization of evidence-based cessation methods
  • Identify barriers to lung cancer screening
  • Utilize resources to reduce these barriers in your patient population
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Content Planning Members:
Randi
M. Williams

PhD, MPH

Kathryn
L. Taylor

PhD

Laney
Smith

BS

Lucile
Adams-Campbell

PhD

Eric
Anderson

MD

Chavalia
Joan Breece

MSN, ACNP-C, NCTTP

Daisy
Dunlap

BS

Maria
Christina Geronimo

RN, MSN, MBA

Vicky
Parikh

MD, MPH

Namita
Puran

MSN, CRNP

Andrea
Shepherd

DNP, APRN, FNP-C, CCRN

Allison
O. Windels

MD

Expert Review Panel Members:

Celeste Worth, MCHES; Carmella Cole, MD; Juan Batlle, MD (Baptist Health, Miami Florida); Marjory Charlot, MD, MPH (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); Everett Dodson (Georgetown University); Mary Gleason Mills, NP (Georgetown University); Elyse Park, PhD (Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School); Alana Rojewski, PhD (Medical University of South Carolina); Raquel Lamptey, MPH (MedStar Health); Tawara Goode, MA (Georgetown University)

Funding:

No commercial support has been provided for this activity. This study was funded by the National Cancer Institute, Integrating Smoking Cessation Interventions with Lung Cancer Screening Programs: A Randomized Trial (R01CA207228-05S1) as part of the Administrative Supplement to support cancer disparity collaborative research (PI: Kathryn L. Taylor, PhD).

Contact:

Randi M. Williams, PhD, MPH
Cancer Prevention & Control Program
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Georgetown University Medical Center
Email: [email protected]