Screening for Lung Cancer: 10 States, 2017
MMWR morb. mortal. wkly. rep
; 69(8): 202-206, Feb. 28, 2020.
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ABSTRACT
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States; 148,869 lung cancer-associated deaths occurred in 2016 (1). Mortality might be reduced by identifying lung cancer at an early stage when treatment can be more effective (2). In 2013, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended annual screening for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography (CT) for adults aged 5580 years who have a 30 pack-year* smoking history and currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years (2). This was a Grade B recommendation, which required health insurance plans to cover lung cancer screening as a preventive service.§ To assess the prevalence of lung cancer screening by state, CDC used Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data¶ collected in 2017 by 10 states.** Overall, 12.7% adults aged 5580 years met the USPSTF criteria for lung cancer screening. Among those meeting USPSTF criteria, 12.5% reported they had received a CT scan to check for lung cancer in the last 12 months. Efforts to educate health care providers and provide decision suppor
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BIGG
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Programas de Rastreamento
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
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Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
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En
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MMWR morb. mortal. wkly. rep
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2020
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Article