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Increasing Smoking History Documentation And Lung Cancer Screening Orders In A Primary Care Clinic, Tabitha M. Caudill
Increasing Smoking History Documentation And Lung Cancer Screening Orders In A Primary Care Clinic, Tabitha M. Caudill
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BACKGROUND: In 2018, there were approximately 234,030 new lung cancer diagnoses and 154,500 lung cancer deaths in the United States. Kentucky leads the nation in new lung cancer cases each year. The USPSTF estimates that 10% to 12% of lung cancers detected by routine screening would not have been detected until the cancer advanced; therefore, the USPSTF recommends yearly lung cancer screenings using low dose CT (LDCT) scans of the chest for patients 55 to 80 years old who have a 30 pack-year smoking history and are currently smoking or have quit within the last 15 years.
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