Screening for Lung Cancer — 10 States, 2017

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Richards, Thomas B. ; Soman, Ashwini ; Thomas, Cheryll C. ; VanFrank, Brenna ; Henley, S. Jane ; Gallaway, M. Shayne ; Richardson, Lisa C.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.)Division of Cancer Prevention and Control. ; National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.)Office on Smoking and Health,.
• Description:
  Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States; 148,869 lung cancer-associated deaths occurred in 2016 (1). Mortality might be reduced by identifying lung cancer at an early stage when treatment can be more effective (2). In 2013, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended annual screening for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography (CT) for adults aged 55-80 years who have a 30 pack-year* smoking History and currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years (2).| This was a Grade B recommendation, which required health insurance plans to cover lung cancer screening as a preventive service.| To assess the prevalence of lung cancer screening by state, CDC used Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data| collected in 2017 by 10 states.** Overall, 12.7% adults aged 55-80 years met the USPSTF criteria for lung cancer screening. Among those meeting USPSTF criteria, 12.5% reported they had received a CT scan to check for lung cancer in the last 12 months. Efforts to educate health care providers and provide decision support tools might increase recommended lung cancer screening.
• Subjects:
  Aged Aged, 80 And Over Cigarette Smoking Early Detection Of Cancer Full Report Humans Lung Neoplasms Middle Aged Practice Guidelines As Topic Smoking Cessation
• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 69(8):201-206
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  32106215
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7367073
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/91203/cdc_91203_DS1.pdf
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