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At what age do you stop LDCT chest for lung cancer screening?

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Pulmonology · Washington State University Floyd College of Medicine

One of Medicine's three priority-ordered duties is to postpone death. This also pertains to persons who have reached age 81. Lung cancer can occur longer than 15 years after cessation of smoking. Even if surgery can't be done, primary radiation of Stage 1 squamous cell lung carcinoma can result in p...

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Pulmonology · Saint Josephs Health Woodland Park

I do not believe that there should be an upper age limit for lung cancer screening. We all have very active octogenarians and nonagenarians in our practice. This should be a decision between the patient and their doctor. Also, there should not be an exclusion if you stopped smoking after 15 years. T...

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