USPSTF Recommends Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening For People At High Risk
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Since the task force advised against screening for lung cancer nine years ago, new research supports annual screening for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography in smokers ages 55 to 79 years who have significant cumulative tobacco smoke exposure.
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