The purpose of the qualitative phenomenological study was to examine the lived experiences of Americans, regarding cancer screening. The research question was:

RQ1. What are the lived experiences of Americans, regarding cancer screening.

We performed a thematic analysis by using NVivo 10 to examine the research question. The common theme was the lived experiences of Americans, regarding cancer screening.  Two primary subthemes appeared from the analysis: (a) perceived benefits and (b) self-efficacy.