JAMA shared a post on X about a recent article by Priti Bandi at al., adding:
“In 2024, only 19% of individuals in the US eligible for annual lung cancer screening underwent screening, preventing an estimated 15 000 deaths.
Full uptake could prevent 3 times as many deaths.”
Title: Lung Cancer Deaths Prevented and Life-Years Gained From Lung Cancer Screening
Authors: Priti Bandi, Rebecca Landy, Jessica Star, Tyler B. Kratzer, Robert A. Smith, Ahmedin Jemal
Read the Full Article on JAMA
Drew Moghanaki, Professor, Chief of Thoracic Oncology at the Department of Radiation Oncology and Stanley Iezman and Nancy Stark Endowed Chair in Thoracic Radiation Oncology Research at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and Chief Medical Officer of Respirati, shared this post, adding:
“Everyone should also toss and turn every night they try to sleep because of the horror this represents. This issue isn’t academic. It’s NEGLECT!!”
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