Annual low-dose CT lung cancer screening got the thumbs-up from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) for adults ages 55 through 79 who have a 30 pack-year history of smoking or who have quit in the past 15 years.
That strategy garnered a grade B in draft recommendations released today and is expected to pave the way for reimbursement from Medicare and private insurance.
Other screening modalities, such as chest x-ray and sputum cytology, were not recommended.
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Annual low-dose CT lung cancer screening got the thumbs-up from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) for adults ages 55 through 79 who have a 30 pack-year history of smoking or who have quit in the past 15 years.
That strategy garnered a grade B in draft recommendations released today and is expected to pave the way for reimbursement from Medicare and private insurance.
Other screening modalities, such as chest x-ray and sputum cytology, were not recommended.