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USPSTF Recommends Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening For People At High Risk

Since the task force advised against screening for lung cancer nine years ago, new research supports annual screening for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography in smokers ages 55 to 79 years who have significant cumulative tobacco smoke exposure.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued draft recommendations advising people at high risk for lung cancer to undergo annual low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung-cancer screening.

USPSTF classifies these new draft recommendations

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