November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Ten years have passed since the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) first recommended low-dose CT for lung cancer screening, yet lung cancer screening rates remain low, with less than 1 in 10 eligible individuals having undergone CT screening.

November is a good time to encourage your patients to get screened for lung cancer. The American Cancer Society and USPSTF recommend yearly lung cancer screening with a low-dose CT scan for current and former heavy smokers ages 50 and older.

Find valuable resources sponsored by the American Cancer Society to support your patients’ screening here:

• National Lung Cancer Roundtable
• Lung.org