- Adherence to annual lung cancer screening linked to increased cancer detection and higher rates of early-stage diagnosis.
- Adherence rates declined substantially after baseline screening.
- Study involved over 10,000 adults aged 55 to 75 years who formerly or currently smoked.
- Only half of eligible patients returned for second-year screening.
- 279 patients (2.7%) were diagnosed with lung cancer over the 36-month follow-up period.
- Median age of study population: 65 years.
- Most participants (58.7%) were current smokers at the time of screening.
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