Attitudes towards Lung Cancer Screening in an Australian High-Risk Population

Table 2

Attitudes towards the early detection of cancer.

General beliefs	Respondents 𝑛=90 (%)
How often would early detection of cancer save lives?
Never/some of the time	15
Most of the time	39
Always/all of the time	30
Don’t know	6
How often does finding cancer early mean that a person can have more effective treatment?
Never/some of the time	10
Most of the time	35
Always/all of the time	39
Don’t know	6
Would a person’s chance of surviving be higher if lung cancer were detected at an early stage?
Not at all higher	1
Somewhat higher	20
Very much higher	45
Depends on person/type of cancer	13
Don’t know	11