Updated guidelines expand lung cancer screening eligibility
Today, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released new guidelines for annual lung cancer screening through low-dose CT scans. The new guidelines nearly double the number of people eligible for lung cancer screening, both by lowering the recommended age range to begin screening from 55 to 50 and reducing the minimum pack-year smoking history from 30 to 20. Pack-year history measures an individual’s exposure to tobacco; it...
Losing a cousin to colorectal cancer saved his life
As a health care quality professional, Al Thomas always made his annual physical a priority. When he went to see his primary care physician...