Screening mammography visits as opportunities to engage smokers with tobacco cessation services and lung cancer screening
Journal of the American College of Radiology Jan 16, 2020
Wang GX, et al. - Investigators sought to assess the implementation of a program that gives tobacco cessation service referrals and screens for lung cancer screening (LCS) eligibility among smokers presenting for screening mammography (SM) at a community health center. Two sets of questions were added to SM individual's consumption questionnaire to evaluate smoking history and interest in referral to the health center-based tobacco cessation program for mailed information, telephone-based consultation, and in-person counseling, in 2018. Of the 89.3% who responded, 10.5% were up to date and 29.1% were former smokers. Overall, in a total of 10 females, one who undergone SM at the community health center were current smokers, of which, tobacco cessation referrals was requested by one-quarter. Moreover, one-third were current within LCS-eligible smokers. For radiology practices, SM offers opportunities to advance population health goals such as tobacco cessation and LCS.
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