Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 8 , Pages 1012-1025 , August 2010

Perceptions of Lung Cancer Risk and Beliefs in Screening Accuracy of Spiral Computed Tomography among High-Risk Lung Cancer Family Members

  • Pamela S. Sinicrope, DrPh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, 200 First Street SW, Charlton 6-271, Rochester, MN 55905
    • Department of Behavioral Health Research Program, Mayo Clinic Rochester, 200 First Street SW, Charlton 6-271, Rochester, MN 55905
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: P.S.S.
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  • Kari G. Rabe, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Science Research, Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic Rochester, 200 First Street SW, Charlton 6-271, Rochester, MN 55905
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  • Tabetha A. Brockman, MA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Behavioral Health Research Program, Mayo Clinic Rochester, 200 First Street SW, Charlton 6-271, Rochester, MN 55905
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  • Christi A. Patten, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, 200 First Street SW, Charlton 6-271, Rochester, MN 55905
    • Department of Behavioral Health Research Program, Mayo Clinic Rochester, 200 First Street SW, Charlton 6-271, Rochester, MN 55905
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  • Wesley O. Petersen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, 200 First Street SW, Charlton 6-271, Rochester, MN 55905
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  • Joshua Slusser

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Science Research, Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic Rochester, 200 First Street SW, Charlton 6-271, Rochester, MN 55905
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  • Ping Yang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Science Research, Division of Epidemiology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, 200 First Street SW, Charlton 6-271, Rochester, MN 55905
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  • Stephen J. Swensen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, 200 First Street SW, Charlton 6-271, Rochester, MN 55905
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  • Eric S. Edell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Mayo Clinic Rochester, 200 First Street SW, Charlton 6-271, Rochester, MN 55905
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  • Mariza de Andrade, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Science Research, Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic Rochester, 200 First Street SW, Charlton 6-271, Rochester, MN 55905
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  • Gloria M. Petersen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Science Research, Division of Epidemiology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, 200 First Street SW, Charlton 6-271, Rochester, MN 55905

Received 20 January 2010 ,Accepted 8 April 2010.

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 This research was supported in part by Mayo Clinic Cancer Center and NCI grants, U01 CA76293, and R01 CA80127.

PII: S1076-6332(10)00180-7

doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2010.04.003

Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 8 , Pages 1012-1025 , August 2010

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