title: The Case for Lung Cancer Screening: What Nurses Need to Know.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Lung cancer screening with low-dose helical computed tomography (LDCT) can improve high-risk individuals' chances of being diagnosed at an earlier stage and increase survival.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aims of this article are to present the risk factors associated with the development of lung cancer, identify patients at high risk for lung cancer qualifying for LDCT screening, and understand the importance of early lung cancer detection through the use of LDCT screening.
  
  
  METHODS
  PubMed and CINAHL® databases were searched with key words lung cancer screening to identify full-text academic articles from 2004-2014. This resulted in 529 articles from PubMed and 195 from CINAHL. PubMed offered suggestions for additional relevant journal articles. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines also provided substantial evidence-based information.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nurses need to provide support, education, and resources for patients undergoing lung cancer screening.
authors.affiliation: City of Hope National Medical Center.
authors.forename: Kerrin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sorrie
authors.affiliation: Winchester Hospital.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cates
authors.affiliation: University of South Alabama.
authors.forename: Alethea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014481:United States
keywords: National Lung Screening Trial; low-dose helical computed tomography; lung cancer screening