Improving Identification of Candidates for Lung Cancer Screening in a High Risk Population

Lung cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States with an estimated 234,000 predicted cases in 2018, of which approximately 85% are attributable to smoking.1,2 Since lung cancer is commonly asymptomatic until an advanced stage, 75% of patients present with locally advanced or incurable metastatic disease.2 Advanced stage disease at presentation coupled with the natural biology of the disease and the high prevalence of disease contributes to lung cancer persistently causing most cancer-related deaths in the US with approximately 154,000 deaths each year.

Source: Lung Cancer - August 5, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Mark R. Waddle, Stephen Ko, Jackson May, Tasneem Kaleem, Daniel Miller, William Stross, Timothy Malouff, Katey Wert, Kristin uthbert, Robin Landy, Gerald Strong, Laura A. Vallow, Margaret M. Johnson Source Type: research