Analysis of Lung Cancer Screening by Race After USPSTF Expansion of Screening Eligibility in 2021

Christine S Shusted; Nathaniel R Evans; Gregory C Kane; Hee-Soon Juon; Julie A Barta

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.17578

Analysis of Lung Cancer Screening by Race After USPSTF Expansion of Screening Eligibility in 2021

JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jun 1;5(6):e2217578. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.17578.

Authors

Christine S Shusted¹, Nathaniel R Evans², Gregory C Kane¹, Hee-Soon Juon³, Julie A Barta¹

Affiliations

¹ The Jane and Leonard Korman Respiratory Institute, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
² The Jane and Leonard Korman Respiratory Institute, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
³ Division of Population Science, Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines differences among individuals deemed eligible for lung cancer screening under USPSTF 2013 vs under USPTSF 2021 guidelines.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Early Detection of Cancer*
Eligibility Determination
Humans
Lung Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Mass Screening