Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility and Screening Patterns Among Black and White Adults in the United States
Jessica Lozier, Stacey A. Fedewa, Robert A. Smith, Gerard A. Silvestri
Abstract
This cohort study compares the demographics of US adults who are currently being screened for lung cancer and assesses the potential association between proposed changes to the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) screening recommendations and screening rates by race and age.
Topics & Concepts
Lung cancer screeningTask forceMedicineDemographicsCohortRace (biology)DemographyCancer screeningGerontologyWhite (mutation)Lung cancerFamily medicineCancerEnvironmental healthOncologyInternal medicinePolitical scienceSociologyBiochemistryPublic administrationBotanyBiologyChemistryGeneLung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentGlobal Cancer Incidence and ScreeningLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations