ALERT!

This site is not optimized for Internet Explorer 8 (or older).

Please upgrade to a newer version of Internet Explorer or use an alternate browser such as Chrome or Firefox.

Impact of Federal Lung Cancer Screening Policy on the Incidence of Early-Stage Lung Cancer

Friday, December 9, 2022

Submitted by

Cameron Lind

Source

Source Name: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.11.021

Author(s)

Matthew S. Khouzam, BSc, Douglas E. Wood, MD, Wickii Vigneswaran, MD, MBA, Amit Goyal, MD, Cheryl Czerlanis, MD, Shanda H. Blackmon, MD, MPH, Jessica Donington, MD, Kathy S. Albain, MD, Richard K. Freeman, MD, MBA, Zaid M. Abdelsattar, MD, MSc

This study aimed to measure the population-level impact of federal lung cancer screening recommendations and Medicare coverage. After these decisions were implemented, and when adjusted for age, researchers found that they were associated with an increased incidence of early-stage lung cancer and decreased incidence of advanced-stage lung cancer.