Associations were seen for lack of health insurance coverage, being a rural resident, and not having a clinician with decreased odds of screening. HealthDay News — Increased lung cancer screening ...

“30-year smoking duration may be an alternative measure to the current USPSTF guideline criteria for lung cancer screening, reducing racial disparities in screening eligibility, particularly among ...

Current lung cancer screening guidelines restrict eligibility to a select group of longer-term smokers A new study finds that under the guidelines, almost two-thirds of lung cancer patients wouldn't ...

Since 2021, when lung cancer screening guidelines began to include younger people and those with a lower smoking history, the number of screenings climbed, but significant gaps remain, especially ...

Among eligible populations, screening for breast and colorectal cancers was nearly four times more common than for lung cancer. Among those who never had lung cancer screening, roughly 60% had ...

TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El ...