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Increasing smokers' risk perception improves CT screening participation
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We read with interest the article by Patel et al1 and wish to comment on their findings with specific regard to smokers' risk perception, motivation and low participation rates in CT screening programmes.
Based on the studies to date, there is a consistent theme that smokers' participation in CT screening programmes for lung cancer is poor when their motivation is low and much greater when their perception of risk of lung cancer is high.1 ,2 …