Geographic access to lung cancer screening and environmental lung cancer risk factors in the contiguous United States
Our results suggest that accessibility to LCSF in the U.S. is generally aligned with environmental risk factors for lung cancer, with the exception of micropolitan areas or small cities, where higher PM<sub>2.5</sub> areas had lower screening access. It is worth considering how environmental risk factors may be incorporated into lung cancer screening programs.
Authors
- Kirsten M. M. Beyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7513-8528)
- Amy E. Kalkbrenner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3888-0539)
- Constance A. Kostelac (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0775-6348)
- Chima Anyanwu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9280-1348)
- Valerie Bonne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7852-2947)
- Kai Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9966-1380)
Institutions
- Froedtert Hospital (US)
- Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health & Place
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2025.103588
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00