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25/11/2025 6:32 pm
Under current recommendations, people are eligible for screening if they are 50 to 80 years old and have a history of heavy smoking, either actively or in the past 15 years. But those guidelines exclude a large number of people who could have their cancer detected earlier, according to a new study published Thursday in JAMA Network Open, a peer-reviewed journal. The study indicated that of the roughly 1,000 patients treated for lung cancer at Northwestern Medicine, only one-third met requirements for screening. The researchers noted that women, minorities and people who never smoked were disproportionately excluded.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/11/24/lung-cancer-screening-guidelines/
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