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Ogni fase pu\u00f2 essere ampliata con indicazioni pratiche, strumenti e standard per supportare i professionisti nella realizzazione di uno screening efficace del cancro al polmone.  <br\/><br\/><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"pathway-launcher \">\n    <div class=\"site-padding\"><div class=\"page-width\"><div class=\"wp-minflow-chart\"  id=\"wp-minflow-1435-ab1753ee-4312-4d4e-ae8e-0fe25d9e80b7\" data-flowchart-id=\"1435\" data-auto-height=\"1\" data-auto-scale=\"0\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><script>window.wp_minflow_data = window.wp_minflow_data || {};window.wp_minflow_data[\"wp-minflow-1435-ab1753ee-4312-4d4e-ae8e-0fe25d9e80b7\"] = {\"nodes\":[{\"id\":1,\"x\":517,\"y\":7,\"w\":320,\"h\":60,\"label\":\"Identification and invitation:\",\"details\":\"<ul><li>Identify high-risk individuals using demographic and clinical records.&nbsp;<\\\/li><li>Provide clear invitation materials that explain the purpose, benefits, and risks of lung cancer screening.<\\\/li><li>Personalised invitations can improve uptake and equity.<\\\/li><li>Ensure pathways for consent and opt-out are transparent.&nbsp;<\\\/li><\\\/ul><p><\\\/p><ul>\\n<\\\/ul><p>\\n\\n<\\\/p><p><a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/hub.solacelung.eu\\\/professionals\\\/implementation-toolkit\\\/invitation-methods\\\/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener noreferrer\\\">Access strategies and resources for invitation methods.&nbsp;<\\\/a><\\\/p><p><\\\/p>\"},{\"id\":2,\"x\":517,\"y\":209,\"w\":320,\"h\":60,\"label\":\"Assessment of eligibility\",\"details\":\"<p><\\\/p><ul><li>Assess each participant\\u2019s lung cancer risk using age, smoking exposure and validated models (e.g., PLCOm2012, LLP).&nbsp;<\\\/li><li>Confirm fitness for LDCT \\u2014 exclude those with contraindications such as recent chest CT, active pneumonia, or pregnancy.&nbsp;<\\\/li><li>Consider performance status and comorbidities to ensure likely benefit.<\\\/li><li>Use shared decision-making to align screening with patient values before referral.<\\\/li><\\\/ul><p><\\\/p><ul>\\n<\\\/ul><p>\\n\\n<\\\/p><a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/hub.solacelung.eu\\\/professionals\\\/implementation-toolkit\\\/eligibility-and-risk-assessment\\\/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener noreferrer\\\">Find out more about risk models and eligibility criteria.&nbsp;<\\\/a>\"},{\"id\":3,\"x\":517,\"y\":412,\"w\":320,\"h\":60,\"label\":\"CT technical standards\",\"details\":\"<ul><li>Low-dose CT scans should follow international technical standards to balance sensitivity with minimal radiation exposure.<br><\\\/li><li>Standardisation ensures comparability across centres and long-term programme quality.<br><\\\/li><\\\/ul><br><a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/hub.solacelung.eu\\\/professionals\\\/implementation-toolkit\\\/clinical-guidelines-technical-standards\\\/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener noreferrer\\\">Read the latest evidence-based clinical guidelines and technical standards.<\\\/a><br>\"},{\"id\":5,\"x\":3,\"y\":663,\"w\":320,\"h\":60,\"label\":\"Negative finding\",\"details\":\"<ul><li>Return to routine screening.<br><\\\/li>\\n<\\\/ul>\"},{\"id\":7,\"x\":613,\"y\":913,\"w\":320,\"h\":60,\"label\":\"Positive finding\",\"details\":\"<ul><li>Refer to a specialist lung cancer service for diagnostic work-up and management (see \\u2018management of screen-detected positive nodules\\u2019).&nbsp;<\\\/li>\\n<\\\/ul>\"},{\"id\":10,\"x\":596,\"y\":1130,\"w\":355,\"h\":60,\"label\":\"Screen-detected positive nodules\",\"details\":\"<p><\\\/p><ul><li>Multidisciplinary evaluation is essential.&nbsp;<\\\/li><li>Confirm findings with diagnostic imaging, biopsy, or molecular testing as indicated.<\\\/li><li>Ensure patients receive rapid referral into lung cancer care pathways.&nbsp;<\\\/li><li>Treatment options should be tailored to stage, comorbidities, and patient preference.<\\\/li><\\\/ul><p><\\\/p><ul>\\n<\\\/ul>\"},{\"id\":11,\"x\":1056,\"y\":209,\"w\":389,\"h\":60,\"label\":\"In parallel: smoking status and cessation\",\"details\":\"<ul>\\n <li>Every\\n     participant should have their smoking status assessed. 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