Search results for "Lung Cancer Screening"
Medicare will pay for lung cancer screening with CT
Medicare announced last week that it would begin covering screening for lung cancer with low-dose CT, effective immediately.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/02/10/4.htm
10 Feb 2015
New guideline released on lung cancer screening
Among the recommendations is one stating that low-dose CT screening should not be performed in individuals who have accumulated fewer than 30 pack-years of smoking or who are younger than age 55 years or older than age 77 years, or who have quit smoking more than 15 years ago, and do not have a high risk of having/developing lung cancer based on clinical risk prediction calculators.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/01/30/1.htm
30 Jan 2018
Decision aids integral to shared decision making
When used properly and in the correct situation, decision aids save time and costs by better meeting patient needs and increasing adherence.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/05/decision-aids-integral-to-shared-decision-making.htm
1 May 2019
ALA recommends low-dose CT screening for current, former smokers with at least 30 pack-years, ages 55 to 74
Low-dose screening with computed tomography (CT) should be recommended for people who meet National Lung Screening Trial criteria: current or former smokers age 55 to 74 years with a smoking history of at least 30 pack-years and no history of lung cancer, according to a guidance statement released last week by the American Lung Association (ALA).
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/01/4.htm
1 May 2012
Physicians often omit harms when discussing lung cancer screening, study finds
In one study, while physicians universally recommended lung cancer screening, discussion of harms was essentially absent, and none of the patient encounters met the minimum skill criteria for eight of 12 shared decision-making behaviors.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/21/1.htm
21 Aug 2018
The latest issue of ACP Internist is online and coming to your mailbox
The next issue of ACP Internist is online and coming to your mailbox. Featured in this month's issue are stories about e-cigarettes, lung cancer screening recommendations, and the potential of GERD as a cause of pulmonary diseases.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/03/04/10.htm
4 Mar 2014
Lung cancer risk model better predictor than smoking or family history
The Liverpool Lung Project risk model was a better predictor than smoking history or family history for determining whether to send a patient for computed tomography lung cancer screening, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/21/2.htm
21 Aug 2012
E-cigarettes are popular, but health effects are questionable
This issue includes stories centered on various aspects of pulmonology, as well as a glimpse at the upcoming Internal Medicine 2014 in Orlando, Fla.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/03/editors.htm
1 Mar 2014
Screening for lung cancer can be easier said than done
This issue also covers sexual harassment in medicine, women's health, and reducing alcohol-related traffic fatalities.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/05/screening-for-lung-cancer-can-be-easier-said-than-done.htm
1 May 2018
Personal risk-based screening for lung cancer may be more cost-effective than recommended cutoffs
While risk-based screening strategies were robustly more cost-effective than the 2021 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation in a modeling study, whether the results will be replicable in complex real-world clinical practice remains uncertain, an editorial noted.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/02/07/5.htm
7 Feb 2023