The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has issued a final guideline, which calls for screening high-risk populations for lung cancer.
High-risk adults between the ages of 55 and 80 should receive annual lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography, according to final recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force being published in iAnnals of Internal Medicine/i. Heavy smokers or former heavy smokers who have quit within the past 15 years are considered high risk....
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