The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommendations for lung cancer screening

Shanda H Blackmon; Shamiram R Feinglass

doi:10.1016/j.thorsurg.2014.12.004

The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommendations for lung cancer screening

Thorac Surg Clin. 2015 May;25(2):199-203. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2014.12.004. Epub 2015 Feb 10.

Authors

Shanda H Blackmon¹, Shamiram R Feinglass²

Affiliations

¹ Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street, Southwest, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Electronic address: blackmon.shanda@mayo.edu.
² The Feinglass Group, 1604 S. Woodfield Trail, Warsaw, IN 46580, USA.

PMID: 25901563
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2014.12.004

Abstract

In 2013, the United States Preventive Services Task Force made a grade B recommendation for annual screening for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography in adult patients 55 to 80 years of age who have a 30 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or have quit within the last 15 years. In practical terms, the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommendations will likely mean a large increase in actual screening rates.

Keywords: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Computed tomography scanning; Lung cancer; Lung cancer screening; United States Preventive Services Task Force.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Advisory Committees* / organization & administration
Aged
Early Detection of Cancer / methods*
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Lung Neoplasms / prevention & control
Mass Screening / methods*
Middle Aged
Primary Prevention / methods
Radiation Dosage
Smoking / adverse effects
Smoking / epidemiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
United States
United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality