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PromotinG Lung Cancer screenIng Awareness and Implementation in Hispanics/Latinx Head and Neck canceR Survivors

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by University of Miami
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorUniversity of Miami
Started2024-04-11
Est. completion2026-04-30
Eligibility
Age18 Years – 80 Years
Healthy vol.Accepted
Locations1 site

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the awareness of eligibility of lung cancer screening in Hispanic/LatinX Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) survivors using a survey questionnaire; and to understand the barriers to screening using qualitative interviews.

Eligibility

Age: 18 Years – 80 YearsHealthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Participants must be able to understand, and sign informed consent form.
* Age ≥ 18 years.
* Participants must self-identify as Hispanic/LatinX.
* Individuals must be head and neck cancer survivors (treated locally with surgery, radiation alone, or definitive chemoradiation ≥ 5 years earlier and have no signs/symptoms to suggest recurrence of disease).
* Subjects that meet lung cancer (LC) screening eligibility according to United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF21) and/or National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). For patients with a history of head and neck cancers, the NCCN recommends annual screening with low dose computerized tomography (LDCT) in those who have had a history of 20 pack years of smoking or more. USPSTF21 LC screening eligibility includes adults ages 50-80 that are current smoker or former smokers that quit within 15 years and have a 20 pack-year history or more of smoking.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Individuals with pre-established diagnosis of lung cancer.
* Participants with current diagnosis of any active malignancy.
* Subjects that had undergone lung imaging within previous 3 years.
* Pregnant or nursing mothers.
* Individuals that received head and neck related treatment less than 5 years before screening.
* Individuals with \< 20 pack year history of smoking.
* Subjects with previous history of distant metastatic head and neck cancer.

Conditions3

CancerHead and Neck CancerLung Cancer

Locations1 site

University of Miami
Miami, Florida, 33136
Coral Olazagasti, MD305-243-4334cxo379@med.miami.edu

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