Screening for Lung Cancer
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Barak Gaster; Ronald Huang
- Source
- Chalk Talks in Internal Medicine ISBN: 9783030348137
- Subject
- Oncology
medicine.medical_specialty
Lung
business.industry
Task force
Cancer
medicine.disease
Annual Screening
medicine.anatomical_structure
Internal medicine
Medicine
National Lung Screening Trial
business
Lung cancer
Medicaid
Lung cancer screening
- Language
Lung cancer is by far the leading cause of cancer death in the US and the world. In 2011, the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) showed that annual screening of high-risk patients with low-dose CT (LDCT) reduced lung cancer mortality. Since the NLST was published, the US Preventive Services Task Force and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid have recommended annual LDCT for lung cancer screening for certain patients. This teaching script will instruct learners how to identify eligible patients and properly counsel them on the possible harms and benefits of screening using shared decision-making.