Lung Cancer Screening in Family Members and Peers of Lung Cancer Patients: a Prospective Cohort Study

Nicole Ezer, MD, FRCPC, MPH

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lung Cancer Screening; Patient Empowerment; Lung Cancer

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05645731

MP-37-2023-9041

Details and patient eligibility

About

Lung cancer screening of active or former heavy smokers with yearly low-dose CT allows for earlier diagnosis and better lung cancer survival. Risk of developing lung cancer is higher among family members and close contacts of lung cancer patients, because of shared genetics, environment and life habits like smoking. The investigators want to engage lung cancer patients to refer their family members and close contacts for lung cancer screening, and evaluate if this referred population have higher risk of lung cancer than the population referred by their family doctors.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Lung cancer patients:

Inclusion Criteria:

• > 18 years old
• Current or former lung cancer patient

Exclusion Criteria: none

Referred participants Inclusion criteria: >18 years old Exclusion criteria: Personal history of lung cancer.

Trial design

100 participants in 2 patient groups

Lung cancer patient

Description:

Lung cancer patients or lung cancer survivors willing to refer close contacts for lung cancer screening

Referred participants

Description:

Participants referred to the study by close contacts living with lung cancer.