EQUAL: EGFR ctDNA QUantative Assessment for Lung Cancer Screening in Asian and Latinx Populations

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• Having a current cancer or history of cancer within the last 5 years, excluding localized non-melanoma skin cancer and breast ductal carcinoma in situ.
• Personal diagnosis of lung cancer

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• Individuals <40 years of age

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• Having had a chest CT scan in the last 3 years or having an anticipated chest CT scan during the enrollment period.
• More than 400 lifetime cigarettes (i.e., 20 packs) of smoking or tobacco use
• Adults unable to provide informed consent
• Prisoners
• Pregnant women
• Not able to be compliant with study requirements

• Non-tobacco using (currently)
• Self-identify as East Asian (including Southeast Asian) or Hispanic/Latinx.
• East Asian includes those who self-identify as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese, Malaysian
• Southeast Asian includes those who self-identify as Cambodian, Thai, Vietnamese, Filipino
• Latinx includes those who self-identify as a person of Central or South American and the Caribbean including, Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Dominican culture or origin, excluding individuals originating from Spain
• Aims 1 and 2: Able to complete and understand the study's informed consent in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Spanish, Portuguese, or Cape Verdean
• Aim 3: Able to complete and understand the study's informed consent and participate in a focus group in English, Mandarin, Vietnamese, or Spanish.
• Non-tobacco using (currently)
• Self-identify as East Asian (including Southeast Asian) or Latinx, if any of the following criteria are met:
  • Family history of EGFR positive LC L858R or exon 19
  • Personal history of remote cancer that is not LC or other thoracic malignancies, including thymoma, thymic carcinoma, or sarcoma, as long as it was resolved over 5 years ago
  • History of TB, asthma requiring daily inhaled corticosteroids or chronic bronchitis
  • Symptoms of lung cancer for the past month, including hemoptysis, unexplained weight loss, voice hoarseness, cough or worsening cough, dyspnea or worsening dyspnea
• Excluding individuals who concurrently present with fever, covid/influenza/RSV/adenovirus infection, runny nose, sore throat, productive cough with green or yellow sputum
• Aims 1 and 2: Able to complete and understand the study's informed consent in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Spanish, Portuguese, or Cape Verdean
• Aim 3: Able to complete and understand the study's informed consent and participate in a focus group in English, Mandarin, Vietnamese, or Spanish.