MeiLan Han: shares figures on low awareness of lung cancer screening
The University of Michigan professor posted on X that 38% of an estimated 13.17 million adults knew screening was available and that 82% of eligible adults are unscreened.
“Overall, an estimated 82% of eligible adults are unscreened.”— MeiLan Han
MeiLan Han, who describes herself on X as Professor and Chief of Pulm & CC Medicine at the University of Michigan, posted figures on lung cancer screening awareness and uptake on 10 November 2026. Her profile states that the views expressed are her own.
According to the post, among an estimated 13.17 million adults, only 38% were aware that lung cancer screening was available. Only 27% had discussed their risk of lung cancer with a clinician.
Han also wrote that, overall, an estimated 82% of eligible adults are unscreened.
The post included a link, but the text itself gave no further detail on how the figures were produced, the time period they cover, or how the 13.17 million adults were defined. Han did not offer further comment on the figures in the post.
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“Overall, an estimated 82% of eligible adults are unscreened.”
— MeiLan Han View the post on X
