Lung cancer screening use and implications of varying eligibility criteria by race and ethnicity: 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2021, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) expanded the eligibility criteria for low-dose computed tomographic lung cancer screening (LCS) to reduce racial disparities that resulted from the 2013 USPSTF criteria. The annual LCS rate has risen slowly since the 2013 USPSTF screening recommendations. Using the 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), this study 1) describes LCS use in 2019, 2) compares the percent eligible for LCS using the 2013 versus 2021 USPSTF criteria, and 3) determines the percent eligible using the more detailed PLCOm2012_Race3L risk-prediction model.

Methods

The analysis included 41,544 individuals with a smoking history from states participating in the BRFSS LCS module who were ≥50 years old.

Results

SUBMITTER: Williams RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9007861 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature