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Computed tomography (CT) screening for lung cancer in heavy cigarette smokers is becoming part of routine practice. Researchers explored the effect of such screening on smokers' motivation to stop smoking in this qualitative study of 37 smokers (mean age, 62; mostly white men; mean smoking history, 49 pack-years) in the Veterans Affairs health system who were about to undergo CT screening. Eight participants were interviewed (in a semistructured and validated format) both before and after screening, 22 were interviewed after they had received their screening results, and 7 were interviewed after screening but before receiving results. Eighteen of the 30 participants received some type of abnormal result.
Several themes and misperceptions wer…