USA, August 6, 2013 - The United States Preventive Services Task Force has issued a draft recommendation supporting the use of lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) for persons at high risk of developing the disease due to age and a history of smoking. According to ...
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends annual low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening for lung cancer for high-risk adults aged 50 to 80 years. This recommendation forms the basis of a final recommendation statemen
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35 Patz EF Jr, Greco E, Gatsonis C, Pinsky P, Kramer BS, Aberle DR. Lung cancer incidence and mortality in National Lung Screening Trial participants who underwent low-dose CT prevalence screening: a retrospective cohort an...
An analysis of 1,800 lung cancer screening sites nationwide found that only 1.9% of more than 7 million current and former heavy smokers were screened for lung cancer in 2016, despite United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and ASCO screeni
Lung cancer screening The USPSTF recommends annual screening for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography in adults ages 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...
PSA screening: the USPSTF got it right. Scherger JE. M Lefevre - 《Journal of Family Practice》 被引量: 7发表: 2013年 Extent of implementation of low-dose CT in lung cancer screening. e19177 Background: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States with only ...
USPSTF recommends low-dose CT lung cancer screening for people at high riskingentaconnectGray Sheet
The article reports on the finalization of recommendations for lung cancer screening by the U.S. Public Services Task Force (USPSTF). The recommendations concern annual check-ups for certain patients the use of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans. It discusses an article by USPSTF chair ...
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