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Disparities exist in adherence to lung cancer screening follow-up, study finds

Campaigns for improvement should target primary care clinicians to increase awareness of the benefits of lung cancer screening, the authors noted.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/17/5.htm
17 Aug 2021

Lung screening's benefits, challenges

In March 2021, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) expanded eligibility for lung cancer screening by setting the benchmark at a 20 pack-year smoking history for those ages 50 to 80 years who are current smokers or former smokers who have quit within the past 15 years.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2022/03/lung-screenings-benefits-challenges.htm
1 Mar 2022

USPSTF recommends lung cancer screening for broader patient population

The updated recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) adds 50- to 55-year-olds to the population that should get annual low-dose computed tomography, as well as lowering the pack-year cutoff.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/16/2.htm
16 Mar 2021

MKSAP Quiz: Evaluation of lung cancer risk during a routine visit

This week's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate lung cancer screening test for a 63-year-old woman with a 37-pack-year history of cigarette smoking who quit smoking at age 55 years and has COPD but reports no symptoms concerning for lung cancer.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/05/16/3.htm
16 May 2023

Letters to the Editor

A reader responds to ACP Internist coverage about USPSTF recommendations on annual screening for lung cancer with CT.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2022/05/letter.htm
1 May 2022

Lung cancer screening limited by poor adherence to follow-up

Patients eligible for lung cancer screening according to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force criteria were more likely to undergo screening if they were older, female, or a current smoker. Less than a quarter of them repeated screening in a year.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2022/10/11/1.htm
11 Oct 2022

Study finds low uptake of lung cancer screening in eligible Medicare patients

Although Medicare has covered lung cancer screening for eligible patients since 2015, the study found that screening numbers were low in 2016 among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries, with lower frequency among nonwhite patients and those in regions other than the Northeast.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/23/5.htm
23 Jun 2020

Lung cancer screening guideline debated

New screening recommendations for low-dose CT for smokers will prove to be trickier to follow than most preventive care guidelines, experts say. Learn what issues to consider, where to refer patients, and how to deal with the results.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2014/03/lung-cancer.htm
1 Mar 2014

USPSTF draft recommendation would expand lung cancer screening

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)'s draft recommendation changes the age range and pack-year eligibility criteria.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/14/2.htm
14 Jul 2020

Lung cancer screening based on gains in life expectancy could maximize benefits

Risk-based and life-gained-based strategies provide substantially greater life extension and death prevention than screening based on current recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a study found.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/22/4.htm
22 Oct 2019

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