title: Lung cancer screening recommended for heavy smokers.
abstract: New guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommend that smokers between the ages of 55 and 80 who have smoked for at least 30 pack-years, or former smokers who meet the age and pack-year criteria but quit less than 15 years ago, undergo annual screenings for lung cancer using low-dose computed tomography.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008403:Mass Screening; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012907:Smoking