Positive lung cancer screens frequently receive suboptimal follow-up
1. In this retrospective cohort study, most patients with a positive lung cancer screening result received guideline-concordant follow-up, though nearly ...
Tag: lung cancer screening
Duration-based lung cancer screening may reduce racial disparities in eligibility
1. In this prospective cohort study, duration-based criteria reduced racial disparities in lung cancer screening eligibility, increasing access for minority ...
Age-based screening for lung cancer may be more cost-effective and improve detection compared to current screening criteria in the United States
1. Current US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) screening criteria for lung cancer excludes many at-risk individuals and has poor ...
Low-Dose CT for Lung Cancer Screening in a High-Risk Population
1. A total of 2% of the eligible population was diagnosed with lung cancer after a positive screen on baseline ...
Racial disparities may exist in access to lung cancer screening facilities
1. In this cross-sectional study, distance to the nearest lung cancer screening facility was greater in American Indian/Alaska Native-majority census ...
Alternative lung cancer screening criteria may increase sensitivity versus current guidelines
1. In this modeling study, an alternative set of lung cancer screening criteria was more sensitive and specific overall in ...
Criteria for low-dose computed tomography lung cancer screening omit a high risk population of smokers
1. A high risk of incident lung cancer exists for smokers that do not meet low-dose computed tomography screening criteria. ...
#VisualAbstract: Low-dose computed tomography improves the detection of secondary primary lung cancers compared to chest radiographs for head and neck cancer survivors
Click to read this study in JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery.
Life-gained-based selection for cancer screening may result in superior health outcomes compared to risk-based selection
1. In this modelling study, life-gained-based selection of smokers for lung cancer screening resulted in a nearly threefold greater gain ...
