USPSTF Updates Recommendation on Lung Cancer Screening
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has recently updated recommendations for lung cancer screening. This recommendation replaces the 2013 USPSTF statement that recommended annual screening for lung cancer with Low Dose Computed Tomography (LDCT) in adults aged 55 to 80 years who have a 30 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years. The updated recommendations were published in the JAMA on March 09, 2021.
"New evidence provides proof that there are real benefits to starting to screen at a younger age and among people with lighter smoking history," USPSTF member Michael J. Barry, MD, medical director of the Stoeckle Center for Primary Care Innovation at Massachusetts General Hospital, said in a press release. He further added, "We can not only save more lives, we can also help people stay healthy longer."
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