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Up to 60% of lung cancers are found through incidental pulmonary nodule findings, but as few as 34% of these patients receive recommended follow-up care.1
When the nodules are mentioned in only the findings section of the radiology report, patients may not get any follow-up at all.2 This results in significant delays in diagnosis and treatment for patients with lung cancer.3
These delays increase probability of developing later-stage lung disease with higher mortality.
1Pyenson BS, Bazell CM, Bellanich MJ, Caplen MA, Zulueta JJ. No Apparent Workup for most new Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules in US Commercially-Insured Patients. J Health Econ Outcomes Res. 2019 May 8;6(3):118-129. doi: 10.36469/9674. PMID: 32685585; PMCID: PMC7299483.
2Blagev DP, Lloyd JF, Conner K, Dickerson J, Adams D, Stevens SM, Woller SC, Evans RS, Elliott CG. Follow-up of incidental pulmonary nodules and the radiology report. J Am Coll Radiol. 2014 Apr;11(4):378-83. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2013.08.003. Epub 2013 Dec 6. PMID: 24316231.
3Wayne MT, Prescott HC, Arenberg DA (2022) Prevalence and consequences of non-adherence to an evidence-based approach for incidental pulmonary nodules. PLoS ONE 17(9): e0274107. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274107
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