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More People Urged to Get Screened for Lung Cancer
March 9, 2021 – More long-term cigarette smokers are urged to get lung cancer screening under new guidelines released by the U.S. US Preventive Services Task Force .
The new recommendations are that anyone age 50 and older who have smoked for at least 20 years should be screened each year. The previous guidelines were for those over 55 who had 30 years smoking. This is great news because it means that nearly twice as many people are eligible to be screened, which we hope will allow clinicians to save more lives and help people remain healthy longer, said John Wong, MD, chief science officer, vice chair for clinical affairs, and chief of the Division of Clinical Decision Making at the Task Force.
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