Risks of LDCT LC Screenings Need to Be Assessed in 20- to 29-pack-year Smokers
Menée aux Etats-Unis sur une cohorte incluant 32 640 fumeurs ou anciens fumeurs (âge : 55 à 74 ans), cette étude évalue, par rapport aux participants pouvant bénéficier d'un programme de dépistage du cancer du poumon par radiographie à faible dose de rayonnements, le risque de cancer du poumon chez les participants non éligibles au programme et consommant entre 20 et 29 paquets de cigarettes par an, puis analyse leurs caractéristiques démographiques
The potential risks and harms of low-dose CT (LDCT) lung cancer screening in current 20- to 29-pack-year smokers needs to be assessed before recommending LDCT to this group, according to a study published October 19 in the JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Recently, recommendations made by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) stated that eligibility to have low-dose CT (LDCT) lung cancer screening required a cigarette smoking history of 30+ pack-years and, if a former smoker, having quit smoking within the last 15 years in patients aged 55–80. While these recommendations matched the eligibility criteria of the National Lung …
Journal of the National Cancer Institute , communiqué de presse, 2015