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  2. New lung cancer screening guidelines include heavy smokers ...

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    A 2022 report from the American Lung Association indicated that only 5.8% of Americans had been screened for lung cancer and that in some states, rates were as low as 1%.

  3. Lung cancer screening - Wikipedia

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    The 2021 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines recommend annual screening for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography in adults aged 50 to 80 years who have a 20 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years. [6]

  4. More older former smokers need lung cancer screening, experts say

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    New lung cancer screening guidelines issued by the American Cancer Society (ACS) on Wednesday call for annual testing with lowdose computed tomography (CT) for anyone aged 50 to 80 who was ...

  5. Who should worry about lung cancer? A doctor explains - AOL

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    The American Cancer Society has just updated their lung cancer screening guidelines in an effort to increase earlier detection. It expands the recommendation of yearly screening via low-dose CT ...

  6. National Lung Screening Trial - Wikipedia

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    The major objective of the trial was to compare the efficacy of low-dose helical computed tomography (CT screening) and standard chest X-ray as methods of lung cancer screening. [2] The primary study ended in 2010, and the initial findings were published in November 2010, with the main results published in 2011 in the New England Journal of ...

  7. Cancer screening - Wikipedia

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    The NELSON trial concluded that with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) performed on high-risk populations, there is a significantly lower mortality than with no screening at all. [38] Smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer, and is the cause of death in 55% of women and 70% of men with lung cancer. [39]