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Adults Should Receive Annual Lung Cancer Screening with Low-Dose Computed Tomography
Jan 3, 2014High-risk adults between the ages of 55 and 80 should receive annual lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography, according to final recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force being published in Annals of ...
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ACR Will Help Ensure Safe, Effective Diagnostic Care for Those at High-Risk for Cancer
Jan 3, 2014The American College of Radiology (ACR) supports the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation (Grade B) for low-dose computed tomography (CT) lung cancer screening of adults aged 55 to 80 years who have a 30 ...
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The Tide Has Turned in Our Battle Against Lung Cancer
Jan 3, 2014Full Coverage and Reimbursement for CT Screening Next Priority Today, in what has been the culmination of more than two decades of research and advocacy, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued its final ...
Tags: CT Screening, United States Preventive Services Task Force, lung cancer
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Smokers Having Lung Cancer Have Higher Chance to Be Found and Potentially Treated a Tumor
Dec 26, 2013Smokers who have a CT scan to check for lung cancer stand a nearly one-in-five chance that doctors will find and potentially treat a tumor that would not have caused illness or death, researchers report. Despite the finding, major medical ...
Tags: lung cancer, over-diagnosis
