Researchers compared ACS to USPSTF lung cancer screening criteria, assessing how ACS criteria affected overall eligibility as eligibility in racial/ethnic/gender subgroups.
Among nearly 1,000 patients with lung cancer in a cohort study, only 35.1% met U.S. Preventive Services Task Force screening criteria. Universal age-based screening (40-85 years) detected 93.9% of ...
Expanding eligibility criteria for lung cancer screening to include 20-year smoking history without requiring a certain number of pack-years yielded a relative 28% increase in the number recommended ...
The Oncology Grand Rounds series is designed to place original reports published in the Journal into clinical context. A case presentation is followed by a description of diagnostic and management ...
Lung cancer remains one of the deadliest cancers, responsible for 1 in 4 cancer deaths in the US. Historically, it has been one of the most difficult to manage and cure. However, “the research story ...
For years, routine screening recommendations have been limited to four cancers — breast, cervical, colorectal, and high-risk ...
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