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Lung Cancer Screening: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Weights In - Frankly Speaking Ep 192

Lung Cancer Screening: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Weights In - Frankly Speaking Ep 192

FromFrankly Speaking About Family Medicine


Lung Cancer Screening: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Weights In - Frankly Speaking Ep 192

FromFrankly Speaking About Family Medicine

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Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Oct 5, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Claim CME/CE credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-192
Overview: Currently a low-dose CT scan is the only screening test for lung cancer that is recommended by the American Cancer Society. In July 202, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued a draft recommendation statement on screening for lung cancer. The USPSTF suggests annual screening with low-dose CT for individuals aged 50-80 who have a 20 pack-year smoking history and who currently smoke or have quit smoking within the past 15 years. These recommendations expand screening eligibility, but they also suggest that screening be discontinued if a person has not smoked for 15 years, develops a health problem that substantially limits life expectancy, or is unable or unwilling to have curative lung surgery.
Guest: Robert A. Baldor, MD, FAAFP
Music Credit: Richard Onorato
Released:
Oct 5, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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