New lung cancer screening guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force will apply to 14 million Americans double the the number of people that was previously eligible for annual CT scans. The changes are aimed at including more women and Black people, who tend to develop lung cancer earlier and after less tobacco exposure than white men.
March 10, 2021, by NCI Staff
The coronavirus pandemic initially led to sharp decreases in the use of cancer screening tests, such as low-dose CT scans for lung cancer.
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In January, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited a community health clinic near the White House to learn about the impact of COVID-19 on access to preventive care, including cancer screening.
At Whitman-Walker Health, Dr. Biden learned, the coronavirus pandemic initially led to sharp decreases in the use of recommended cancer screening tests, which could mean that some early cancers may have gone undetected.
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