Text size: Lung Cancer: Screening
Release Date: December 2013
This topic is in the process of being updated. Please go to the Update in Progress section to see the latest documents available.
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. | B |
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
