Screening for Lung Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Dec. 2013
Summary of Recommendation and Evidence:
“The USPSTF recommends 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. Screening should be discontinued once a person has not smoked for 15 years or develops a health problem that substantially limits life expectancy or the ability or willingness to have curative lung surgery. (B recommendation)”
Screening for Lung Cancer: Understanding Task
Force Recommendations [of] The U. S. Preventive Services Task Force, Dec. 2013.
Talking With Your Patients About Screening for Lung Cancer, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Dec. 2013.
Evidence Synthesis
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Screening for Lung Cancer: Systematic Review to Update the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation
