ArticleAmerican journal of preventive medicine2019
Lung Cancer Screening Inconsistent With U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations.
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- Deep-learning segmentation to select liver parenchyma for categorizing hepatic steatosis on multinational chest CT.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Metagenomic characterization of the tracheobronchial microbiome in lung cancer.Frontiers in microbiomes · 2024Article
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- Deep learning to estimate lung disease mortality from chest radiographs.Nature communications · 2023Article
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- A narrative review of lung cancer screening in underserved populations.Current challenges in thoracic surgery · 2023Article
- Assessment of Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility on NCI-Designated Cancer Center Websites.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2022Review
- Assessment of Uptake Appropriateness of Computed Tomography for Lung Cancer Screening According to Patients Meeting Eligibility Criteria of the US Preventive Services Task Force.JAMA network open · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionPrior studies suggest overuse of nonrecommended lung cancer screening tests in U.S. community practice and underuse of recommended tests.
methodsData from the 2010 and 2015 National Health Interview Surveys was analyzed from 2016 to 2018. Prevalence, populations, and number of chest computed tomography (CT) and chest x-ray tests were estimated for people who did and did not meet U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) criteria for lung cancer screening, among people aged ≥40 years without lung cancer.
resultsIn 2015, among those who met USPSTF criteria, 4.4% (95% CI=3.0%, 6.6%), or 360,000 (95% CI=240,000, 535,000) people reported lung cancer screening with a chest CT; and 8.5% (95% CI=6.5%, 11.1%), or 689,000 (95% CI=526,000, 898,000) people reported a chest x ray. Among those who did not meet USPSTF criteria, 2.3% (95% CI=2.0%, 2.6%), or 3,259,000 (95% CI=2,850,000, 3,724,000) people reported a chest x ray; and 1.3% (95% CI=1.1%, 1.5%), or 1,806,000 (95% CI=1,495,000, 2,173,000) people reported a chest CT. The estimated population meeting USPSTF criteria for lung cancer screening in 2015 was 8,098,000 (95% CI=7,533,000, 8,702,000), which was smaller than the 9,620,000 people (95% CI=8,960,000, 10,325,000) in 2010.
conclusionsThe number of adults inappropriately screened for lung cancer greatly exceeds the number screened according to USPSTF recommendations, the prevalence of appropriate lung cancer screening is low, and the population meeting USPSTF criteria is shrinking. To realize the potential benefits of screening, better processes to appropriately triage eligible individuals to screening, plus screening with a USPSTF-recommended test, would be beneficial.
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