A 74-year-old former smoker (quit 20 years ago) with 35 pack-years asks about ongoing lung cancer screening. He has had annual LDCT for 5 years. What ...

Question

A 74-year-old former smoker (quit 20 years ago) with 35 pack-years asks about ongoing lung cancer screening. He has had annual LDCT for 5 years. What is recommended now?

Accepted Answer

Stop screening because he quit >=15 years ago

Answer

Continue annual LDCT indefinitely

Answer

Increase to twice-yearly LDCT

Answer

Switch to chest radiography annually

Answer

Screen every 3 years with LDCT

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Lung Cancer Screening-Stop Criteria

A 74-year-old former smoker (quit 20 years ago) with 35 pack-years asks about ongoing lung cancer screening. He has had annual LDCT for 5 years. What is recommended now?