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COUNTERPOINT: Can Shared Decision-Making of Physicians and Patients Improve Outcomes in Lung Cancer Screening? No

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Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)15-17
Number of pages3
JournalCHEST
Volume156
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2019

Funding

FINANCIAL/NONFINANCIAL DISCLOSURES: The author has reported to CHEST the following: G. S. declares no financial conflicts of interest with the work presented in this article. C. G. S. is supported by resources from the VA Portland Health Care System. His research is supported by an award from the American Cancer Society [128737-RSG-155-01-CPPB], Lung Cancer Screening Implementation: Evaluation of Patient-Centered Care. The research grant from the American Cancer Society to C. G. S. is focused on studying patient-clinician communication, including shared decision-making for patients considering lung cancer screening. Several studies from that project were presented in abstract form at the 2018 American Thoracic Society International Conference. The Department of Veterans Affairs and American Cancer Society did not have a role in the conduct of the study; in the collection, management, analysis, or interpretation of data; or in the preparation of the manuscript. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the US Government. C. G. S. is employed by the VA Portland Health Care System and is the co-director of its Lung Cancer Screening Program. He receives no additional salary for this role. FINANCIAL/NONFINANCIAL DISCLOSURES: The author has reported to CHEST the following: G. S. declares no financial conflicts of interest with the work presented in this article. C. G. S. is supported by resources from the VA Portland Health Care System. His research is supported by an award from the American Cancer Society [ 128737-RSG-155-01-CPPB], Lung Cancer Screening Implementation: Evaluation of Patient-Centered Care. The research grant from the American Cancer Society to C. G. S. is focused on studying patient-clinician communication, including shared decision-making for patients considering lung cancer screening. Several studies from that project were presented in abstract form at the 2018 American Thoracic Society International Conference. The Department of Veterans Affairs and American Cancer Society did not have a role in the conduct of the study; in the collection, management, analysis, or interpretation of data; or in the preparation of the manuscript. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the US Government. C. G. S. is employed by the VA Portland Health Care System and is the co-director of its Lung Cancer Screening Program. He receives no additional salary for this role.

FundersFunder number
American Cancer Society-Stanford Cancer Institute128737-RSG-155-01-CPPB

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
    • Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
    • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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