In January 2020, the American Cancer Society reported the largest one-year drop in cancer mortality, a reduction of 2.2% from 2016 to 2017.1 The decline in lung cancer deaths drove the record drop, with annual reductions in lung cancer deaths of 4-5% per year since 2013. And what was occurring in 2013? The initiation of lung cancer screening programs. The NLST had been published in 2011, and although public policy had not yet supported payment for lung cancer screening, many programs had begun screening ...
In January 2020, the American Cancer Society reported the largest one-year drop in cancer mortality, a reduction of 2.2% from 2016 to 2017.1 The decline in lung cancer deaths drove the record drop, with annual reductions in lung cancer deaths of 4-5% per year since 2013. And what was occurring in 2013? The initiation of lung cancer screening programs. The NLST had been published in 2011, and although public policy had not yet supported payment for lung cancer screening, many programs had begun screening ...