Under Current Guidelines, Most Lung Cancer Patients Weren't Eligible for Cancer Screening

The hidden reason lung cancer screening is not working

The lung cancer screening system is built on stigma, and it’s missing too many people. It needs to change, expert writes.

Under Current Guidelines, Most Lung Cancer Patients Weren't Eligible for Cancer Screening

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Under Current Guidelines, Most Lung Cancer Patients Weren't Eligible for Cancer Screening

Key Takeaways

The hidden reason lung cancer screening is not working

For years, federal policymakers have tweaked lung cancer screening guidelines as if the barrier to saving lives is a math problem. Add a few years to the eligibility age. Drop a few pack-years — a measure combining how much and how long someone has smoked. Remove a quit-time rule. Repeat. But it…

Arkansas lung cancer rate among highest in nation

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and Arkansas has one of the highest rates of lung cancer in the country. That’s according to the 2025 State of Lung Cancer report from the American Lung Association. The state ranks 47th out of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Laura Turner, director of advocacy for the American […]

Under Current Guidelines, Most Lung Cancer Patients Weren't Eligible for Cancer Screening

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