A community-based approach to address lung cancer screening disparities in the black community using the Witness Project® framework

Development and pilot trial

Bibliographic Data

ID15377271
AuthorsLisa Carter‐harri (0000-0002-6448-6033, Georgetown University, corresponding author), Jamie S Ostroff (0000-0003-2671-5680, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center), Deborah O Erwin (0000-0003-3388-6453, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center), Elan N Shoulders (Center for Discovery), Detric Johnson (Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center), Michael Brown (0000-0003-3839-9822, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai), Mikhalya Brown, Francis Valenzona (Center for Discovery), Lina Jandorf (0000-0001-7239-1053, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)
Year2025
Volume25
Issue1
Pages379-379
Publication date2025-01-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-025-21623-9
PMID39885435
OpenAlexW4406993432
LanguageEN
References cited24

The community-based, culturally tailored approach, coupled with the involvement of trusted community leaders, has the potential to reduce disparities in lung cancer outcomes. Further research is needed to assess the long-term impact and cost-effectiveness of Witness Project ® Lung in promoting lung screening uptake and improving health outcomes within underserved populations

Biostatistics · Environmental health · Lung cancer · Lung cancer screening · Pathology · Public health · Witness · Cervical Cancer and HPV Research · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening · Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment · Medicine · Epidemiology · Gerontology · Oncology

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