A behavioural intervention to encourage people at increased risk of lung cancer to seek help for respiratory symptoms has led to more consultations but failed to reduce the time to consultation and a potential diagnosis. The CHEST Australia trial, conducted in general practices in Perth and Melbourne, comprised 551 long-term smokers and ex-smokers over age ...
Lung cancer
CHEST Australia trial shows it’s an uphill challenge to detect lung cancer early
By Mardi Chapman
4 Feb 2019