Transplant International (Jan 2025)
A Global Survey of Self-Reported Cancer Screening Practices by Health Professionals for Kidney Transplant Candidates and Recipients
- Nida Saleem,
- Nida Saleem,
- Nida Saleem,
- Wai H. Lim,
- Wai H. Lim,
- Jacqueline H. Stephens,
- Jacqueline H. Stephens,
- Annabelle Wilson,
- Billie Bonevski,
- Allison Jaure,
- Allison Jaure,
- Armando Teixeira-Pinto,
- Armando Teixeira-Pinto,
- Eleonora Dal Grande,
- Eleonora Dal Grande,
- Martin Howell,
- Martin Howell,
- Farzaneh Boroumand,
- Farzaneh Boroumand,
- Anita van Zwieten,
- Anita van Zwieten,
- Chandana Guha,
- Chandana Guha,
- Nicole Scholes-Robertson,
- Nicole Scholes-Robertson,
- Steven J. Chadban,
- Steven J. Chadban,
- Carmel M. Hawley,
- Carmel M. Hawley,
- Jonathan C. Craig,
- Jeremy R. Chapman,
- Danyal Hassan,
- Greg Knoll,
- Greg Knoll,
- Naoka Murakami,
- Germaine Wong,
- Germaine Wong,
- Germaine Wong
Affiliations
- Nida Saleem
- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
- Nida Saleem
- Centre for Kidney Research, Kids Research Institute, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
- Nida Saleem
- Department of Renal and Transplantation Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
- Wai H. Lim
- Department of Renal Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia
- Wai H. Lim
- Faculty of Health and Medical Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- Jacqueline H. Stephens
- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
- Jacqueline H. Stephens
- Centre for Kidney Research, Kids Research Institute, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
- Annabelle Wilson
- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
- Billie Bonevski
- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
- Allison Jaure
- Centre for Kidney Research, Kids Research Institute, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
- Allison Jaure
- Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Armando Teixeira-Pinto
- Centre for Kidney Research, Kids Research Institute, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
- Armando Teixeira-Pinto
- Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Eleonora Dal Grande
- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
- Eleonora Dal Grande
- Centre for Kidney Research, Kids Research Institute, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
- Martin Howell
- Centre for Kidney Research, Kids Research Institute, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
- Martin Howell
- Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Farzaneh Boroumand
- Centre for Kidney Research, Kids Research Institute, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
- Farzaneh Boroumand
- Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Anita van Zwieten
- Centre for Kidney Research, Kids Research Institute, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
- Anita van Zwieten
- Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Chandana Guha
- Centre for Kidney Research, Kids Research Institute, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
- Chandana Guha
- Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Nicole Scholes-Robertson
- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
- Nicole Scholes-Robertson
- Centre for Kidney Research, Kids Research Institute, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
- Steven J. Chadban
- Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Steven J. Chadban
- Department of Renal Medicine, Kidney Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Carmel M. Hawley
- Department of Nephrology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Carmel M. Hawley
- Department of Nephrology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Jonathan C. Craig
- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
- Jeremy R. Chapman
- Department of Renal and Transplantation Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
- Danyal Hassan
- 0Department of Renal and Transplantation Medicine, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Greg Knoll
- 1Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, The University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Greg Knoll
- 2Division of Nephrology, Kidney Research Centre, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Naoka Murakami
- 3Division of Nephrology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States
- Germaine Wong
- Centre for Kidney Research, Kids Research Institute, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
- Germaine Wong
- Department of Renal and Transplantation Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
- Germaine Wong
- Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/ti.2024.13965
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 37
Abstract
Cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in kidney transplant recipients. Health professionals have a critical role in promoting cancer screening participation. From March 2023 to February 2024, an online survey was distributed to kidney transplant health professionals globally to assess their screening practices. We compared their reported screening practices to recommended guidelines and analyzed factors associated with these practices. We received 97 responses, and most were nephrologists (70%), and around 80% recommended breast, colorectal, and cervical cancer screening for kidney transplant candidates and recipients. About 85% recommended lung cancer screening for higher-risk individuals. Skin cancer screening recommendations varied from 69% for transplant candidates and 84% for recipients. Self-reported cervical cancer screening practices were most concordant with recommended guidelines, followed by breast and skin cancers. Barriers reported included a lack of cancer screening awareness (28%), perceived financial constraints (35%), and deficient structured cancer screening systems (51%). Professionals from high-income countries were more likely to advise screening than those from lower-middle-income countries, with odds ratios ranging from 2.9 to 12.3. Most health professionals reported recommending cancer screening for kidney transplant candidates and recipients. However, recommendations were influenced by costs and service delivery gaps within health systems.
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