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Current lung cancer screening practice amongst general practitioners in Western Australia: a cross-sectional study

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Manners, D.
Wilcox, H.
McWilliams, A.
Piccolo, F.
Liira, H.
Brims, Fraser
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2018
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Manners, D. and Wilcox, H. and McWilliams, A. and Piccolo, F. and Liira, H. and Brims, F. 2018. Current lung cancer screening practice amongst general practitioners in Western Australia: a cross-sectional study. Internal Medicine Journal. 48 (1): pp. 78-80.
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Internal Medicine Journal
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© 2018 Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Lung cancer screening with low dose computed tomography (LDCT) is recommended in the USA and Canada for high-risk smokers but not in Australia. We administered a cross-sectional survey to Western Australian general practitioners (GP). The majority (64/93, 69%) reported requesting a screening chest X-ray (42/93, 45%) and/or LDCT (38/93, 41%) in the past year. LDCT screening was more common if the GP had received education from radiology practices (odds ratio (OR) 2.81, P = 0.03) or if they believed screening is funded by the Medical Benefits Scheme (OR 3.57, P = 0.02). Lung cancer screening with LDCT is occurring outside a coordinated programme, contrary to Australian guidelines.