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New recommendations for CT scans to detect unknown lung cancer allow younger and lighter smokers to get checked

Lung cancer screening now recommended for those as young as 50

Annual lung screening now recommended for smokers, past smokers as young as 50 An annual lung screening is now recommended for smokers and past smokers between the ages of 50 and 80. Author: Eleanor Tabone (WLTX) Updated: 11:14 PM EST March 11, 2021 COLUMBIA, S.C. Annual lung screening is now being recommended for smokers and past smokers between the ages of 50 and 80. The idea is to screen for lung cancer earlier to prevent further spread of the cancer if detected. Nearly 60,000 deaths in South Carolina between 2005 and 2013 were linked to smoking.   For 50 years, Phil Fryer has been carrying around his cigarettes. He s now 73 and still keeps his cigarettes in his shirt pocket. He says every second year he gets a lung screening.

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