Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the US and the second most commonly diagnosed malignancy in both men and women.
Annual screening for lung cancer in people aged 50-80 who smoke or used to smoke and have a 20-year smoking history is recommended by the American Cancer Society in its updated guidelines.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the US and the second most commonly diagnosed malignancy in both men and women. Researchers estimate that in 2023, 238,340 new cases of lung cancer will be diagnosed and there will be approximately 127,070 deaths from the disease.
In previous guidelines the American Cancer Society recommended annual screening for those who were 55-74 years old, had a 30-year history of smoking, and had less than 15 years of smoking cessation.
In the new guidelines, no specific years from smoking cessation are required, the test concerns those aged 50-80 and who have a 20-year history of smoking.
The recommended annual screening test is low-dose computed tomography.
The new guidelines were published in the American Cancer Society’s journal CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
Source :Skai
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