U-M Study: Increasing Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility Saves Lives Despite Risk
A researcher at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor is leading a project that found reducing the initial screening age and including those with lower smoking exposures would help avert lung cancer-related deaths.
A U-M researcher found that reducing the initial screening age would help avert lung cancer-related deaths. // Stock photo
A researcher at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor is leading a project that found reducing the initial screening age and including those with lower smoking exposures would help avert lung cancer-related deaths.
The study was completed by the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network, which is led by the U-M researcher, and was commissioned by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent volunteer panel of national experts in disease prevention and evidence-based medicine.
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