How Behavioral Science Informs Empathetic and Effective Lung Cancer Prevention Strategies: With D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD; and Jamie L. Studts, PhD

How This Is Building Me, hosted by world-renowned oncologist D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD, is a podcast focused on the highs and lows, ups and downs of all those involved with cancer, cancer medicine, and cancer science across the full spectrum of life’s experiences.

In this episode, Dr Camidge sat down with Jamie L. Studts, PhD, a professor of medicine–medical oncology, scientific director of Behavioral Oncology, co-leader of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program, and co-director of the Population Health Shared Resource at the University of Colorado Cancer Center in Aurora.

Drs Camidge and Studts discussed Dr Studts' career in behavioral science, particularly in lung cancer prevention and control. Dr Studts shared his journey from having a high school interest in psychology to assuming his current role at the University of Colorado. He also highlighted challenges in implementing lung cancer screening and the importance of better integrating screening into primary care. Additionally, Dr Studts emphasized the need for empathetic, supportive messaging to communicate the lung cancer risks associated with smoking cigarettes and spotlighted the ways that state-based initiatives have successfully reduced late-stage lung cancer diagnoses.