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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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Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline in The United States
Dec 26, 2013Cancer death rates continue to decline in the United States, mainly because anti-smoking efforts have caused a drop in lung cancer deaths, researchers report. From 2001 through 2010, death rates for all cancers combined decreased by 1.8 ...
Tags: cancer death rates, US, anti-smoking efforts
