Community health workers vs. pamphlets: which helps smokers get screened?

NCT ID NCT02914899

Summary

This study tested whether a program using trained community health workers could help Chinese drivers in New York City who smoke get lung cancer screening and quit-smoking advice. Researchers compared this personal help to just giving people written information. The goal was to see which approach worked better to connect at-risk people with important health services.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

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