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A successful lung cancer screening program requires a patient cohort at sufficient risk of developing cancer who are willing to participate. Among other factors, a patient's lung cancer risk perception may inform their attitudes toward screening and smoking cessation programs. ⋯ Individuals' lung cancer risk perception correlated positively with calculated risk in a screening population. Promotion of screening programs may benefit from focusing on factors associated with higher risk perception; conversely, harnessing worry seemingly holds less value.
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A 29-year-old woman who is a never smoker and has a medical history of systemic hypertension presented with a 3-week history of generalized fatigue and dry cough. She endorsed sicca symptoms of dry eyes and dry mouth. ⋯ She had no known lung disease or history of pneumothorax. Her family history was unremarkable.