Expanded Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines: Are You at Risk?

The American Cancer Society (ACS) has released new guidelines for lung cancer screenings, expanding eligibility for high-risk individuals. The ACS now recommends annual low-dose CT scans for people aged 50 to 80 with a 20+ pack-year history of smoking, compared to the previous threshold of 30 pack-years. The number of years since quitting smoking is no longer a factor for screening eligibility. The new guidelines aim to reduce lung cancer deaths in the US, where it is responsible for more deaths than colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined.