Lung cancer screening in the Philippines: the need for guidelines based on the local context and the imperative for improved access to screening
Suanes, Patricia N Alberto, Nicole Rose I Alberto, Isabelle Rose I Swami, Nishwant Eala, Michelle Ann B Tangco, Enrico D Dee, Edward Christopher
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Cancer is the second leading cause of mortality in the Philippines, a lower-middle-income country (LMIC) in Southeast Asia with a population of more than 110 million people. Lung cancer tops the list for cancer-attributable mortality in the nation. Of the world's 1.3 billion people who smoke, eighty percent come from LMICs such as the Philippines. Almost a quarter of Filipinos aged 15 years and older smoke tobacco, placing millions of people at significant risk for developing lung cancer. Despite the burden of disease attributable to lung cancer and the prevalence of risk factors such as smoking, no context-specific national screening guidelines and nationwide screening programs currently exist in the Philippines.
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Suanes PN, Alberto NRI, Alberto IRI, Swami N, Eala MAB, Tangco ED, Dee EC. Lung cancer screening in the Philippines: the need for guidelines based on the local context and the imperative for improved access to screening. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2023 Feb 16;32:100704. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100704. PMID: 36866270; PMCID: PMC9971506.