A task force has strongly recommended new guidelines for screening of lung cancer. Led by medical professionals from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) the task force was established by the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS).
Recent research has shown low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) is beneficial in reducing deaths from lung cancer. So the AATS task force recommends an annual lung cancer screening using LDCT for:
Smokers and former smokers between the ages of 55 and 79 ...
A task force has strongly recommended new guidelines for screening of lung cancer. Led by medical professionals from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) the task force was established by the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS).
Recent research has shown low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) is beneficial in reducing deaths from lung cancer. So the AATS task force recommends an annual lung cancer screening using LDCT for:
Smokers and former smokers between the ages of 55 and 79 ...