Screening for Lung Cancer: 10 States, 2017
MMWR morb. mortal. wkly. rep; 69 (8), 2020
Año de publicación: 2020
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United
States; 148,869 lung cancer-associated deaths occurred in 2016
(1). Mortality might be reduced by identifying lung cancer
at an early stage when treatment can be more effective (2).
In 2013, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
recommended annual screening for lung cancer with low-dose
computed tomography (CT) for adults aged 55–80 years who
have a 30 pack-year* smoking history and currently smoke or
have quit within the past 15 years (2).† This was a Grade B
recommendation, which required health insurance plans to
cover lung cancer screening as a preventive service.§ To assess
the prevalence of lung cancer screening by state, CDC used
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data¶
collected in 2017 by 10 states.** Overall, 12.7% adults aged
55–80 years met the USPSTF criteria for lung cancer screening. Among those meeting USPSTF criteria, 12.5% reported
they had received a CT scan to check for lung cancer in the
last 12 months. Efforts to educate health care providers and
provide decision suppor