Lung cancer screening in the Philippines: the need for guidelines based on the local context and the imperative for improved access to screening

• Patricia N. Suanes,
• Nicole Rose I. Alberto,
• Isabelle Rose I. Alberto,
• Nishwant Swami,
• Michelle Ann B. Eala,
• Enrico D. Tangco,
• Edward Christopher Dee

Affiliations

Patricia N. Suanes

College of Medicine, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines

Nicole Rose I. Alberto

College of Medicine, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines

Isabelle Rose I. Alberto

College of Medicine, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines

Nishwant Swami

University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA

Michelle Ann B. Eala

College of Medicine, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Enrico D. Tangco

Department of Radiation Oncology, The Medical City, Pasig City, Philippines

Edward Christopher Dee

Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA; Corresponding author.