ASCO Daily News: Lung Cancer Screening Remains Poor. Here’s How to Increase Rates and Save Lives
Key Points:
USPSTF guidelines have been updated to recommend the use of low-dose computed tomography and expand the criteria for lung cancer screening, aiming to reduce mortality (through more early detection) and ameliorate racial disparities in screening. Despite these updates, screening rates remain low.
One concern about the use of low-dose computed tomography for lung cancer screening is the frequency of false-positives, which lead to unnecessary invasive procedures.
False-positives can be reduced through the use of advanced imaging techniques, artificial intelligence-based technologies, and lung cancer-specific biomarkers.
