INSPIRE
Investigating Screening in Populations at Increased Risk
Receive a free lung health screening and help advance lung cancer screening!
LDCT Screening
Each INSPIRE study participant will undergo low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening.
$100 Compensation
Each INSPIRE study participant will receive $100 compensation.
Support for Smoking Cessation
Each INSPIRE study participant is offered support for smoking cessation. Our team emphasizes the importance of quitting smoking and can connect participants with a smoking cessation counsellor to make a plan for quitting smoking.
280
Women Enrolled
240
Women Screened
2
Study Sites
100+
Community Events
Study Aims
Perceptions
Assess perceptions of lung cancer screening among Black women in the United States.
Performance
Evaluate the performance of screening for detection of lung cancer among patients with any history of smoking
Cardiovascular Disease
Assess performance of a deep learning image analysis algorithm for prediction of cardiovascular disease
Meet the Leaders
Alex Potter, Deepti Srinivasan, and Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, MD
Alex is a clinical research coordinator at Massachusetts General Hospital and lead investigator of over 10 landmark clinical studies on lung cancer and lung cancer screening. Deepti is a medical student at Tufts Medical School and leading several lung cancer screening projects. Dr. Yang is a thoracic surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School.
We are all passionate about lung cancer screening, and are committed to reaching patients in the most underserved communities. We care deeply about each of our study participants and pride ourselves on supporting each of them through the screening process.
In addition to the INSPIRE study, we lead the American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative (ALCSI), a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to improving access to lung cancer screening.