Lung Cancer Screening With LODO CT

The American College of Chest Physicians stratify their recommendation a bit by risk. The ACCP gives a strong recommendation for annual screening in current smokers or those who have quit within 15 years of screening between the ages of 55 and 77 years old. They give a weak recommendation for persons aged 50 to 80 who have smoked 20 pack years or more, currently smoke or who have Quit within the last 15 years. Using a threshold of 1.4% risk of death results in the same number of people screened as previous USPS TF criteria, while including 15%.