Australia’s new lung cancer screen program further disadvantages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who are already at increased risk of lung cancer.
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The new lung cancer screening program needs to be independently evaluated to keep it on track, and to minimise the harms.
The aim is to find and treat lung cancers early, before they grow and spread, to improve the chance of survival. Here’s what’s involved.
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Adjunct Professsor, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide University
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Professor of General Practice, Bond University
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NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor and Senior Fellow, Yardhura Walani, National Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing Research, Australian National University
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Associate Director of Research and Senior Fellow, Yardhura Walani, National Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing Research, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne