Calling the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s newly released recommendation statement to expand eligibility for annual lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography a step forward, researchers say future changes should address equity and implementation issues.
In an editorial published in JAMA, M. Patricia Rivera, MD, professor of medicine in the division of pulmonary medicine, Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, the Richard M. Goldberg Distinguished Professor in Medical Oncology and chief of oncology, and first author Louise M. Henderson, PhD, professor of radiology, outlined their concerns and offered potential approaches to make the screening recommendation more inclusive of populations that have been historically underserved.
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