Unlocking Access to Lung Cancer Screening: Strategies for Improving Screening Implementation

Lung cancer screening (LCS) is at a turning point with more countries starting to adopt it as a national program. As screening expands, barriers at the patient, provider, and system levels have become apparent, hindering access and affecting implementation. Key challenges include the stigma of lung cancer as a self- inflicted condition, the remoteness of screening sites, varying epidemiological conditions and resources across countries, and the inefficient integration of CT screening policies at the national level.