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Anyone with significant history of smoking cigarettes should get an annual CT scan for lung cancer, the American Cancer Society recommends.

Recent studies have shown that modifying screening requirements “could make a real difference in saving lives," the organization says.

The American Cancer Society now recommends annual lung cancer screenings for current and former smokers ages 50 to 80 who smoked a pack a day for at least 20 years.

Notably, new recommendations say it doesn't matter when a person quit smoking

The American Cancer Society estimates that its updated recommendation would lead to 21% more lung cancer deaths prevented compared with the current recommendations.

The American Cancer Society estimates that its updated recommendation would lead to 21% more lung cancer deaths prevented compared with the current recommendations.

The American Cancer Society estimates that its updated recommendation would lead to 21% more lung cancer deaths prevented compared with the current recommendations.

The American Cancer Society estimates that its updated recommendation would lead to 21% more lung cancer deaths prevented compared with the current recommendations.

The American Cancer Society estimates that its updated recommendation would lead to 21% more lung cancer deaths prevented compared with the current recommendations.

The American Cancer Society estimates that its updated recommendation would lead to 21% more lung cancer deaths prevented compared with the current recommendations.