Text size: Lung Cancer: Screening
Release Date: December 2013
Recommendation Summary
Summary of Recommendation and Evidence
| Population | Recommendation | Grade (What's This?) |
|---|---|---|
| Adults Aged 55-80, with a History of Smoking | The USPSTF recommends annual screening for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) in adults aged 55 to 80 years who have a 30 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years. Screening should be discontinued once a person has not smoked for 15 years or develops a health problem that substantially limits life expectancy or the ability or willingness to have curative lung surgery. | The USPSTF recommends the service. There is high certainty that the net benefit is moderate or there is moderate certainty that the net benefit is moderate to substantial. |
Current as of: July 2015
Internet Citation: Final Update Summary: Lung Cancer: Screening. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. July 2015.
https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/UpdateSummaryFinal/lung-cancer-screening
