title: Screening for lung cancer.
abstract: This review will comprise a general overview of the epidemiology of lung cancer, as well as lung cancer risk factors, screening modalities, current guideline recommendations for screening, and our approach to lung cancer screening.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Electronic address: hsateia1@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Heather F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Sateia
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Youngjee
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Rosalyn W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Kimberly S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Peairs
mesh_terms: D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Low-dose chemotherapy; Lung cancer screening