A 68-year-old man (former 30 pack-year smoker who quit 10 years ago) asks about lung cancer screening. He is asymptomatic. What should you recommend?...

Question

A 68-year-old man (former 30 pack-year smoker who quit 10 years ago) asks about lung cancer screening. He is asymptomatic. What should you recommend?

Accepted Answer

Annual low-dose CT of the chest

Answer

Annual chest radiography

Answer

No screening because he quit >5 years ago

Answer

Sputum cytology every 3 months

Answer

Annual low-dose CT starting at age 70 only if symptoms develop

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Lung Cancer Screening