Question

A 60-year-old man with a 40 pack-year smoking history, who quit 5 years ago, attends your practice. He is asymptomatic. According to the CTFPHC lung cancer screening guideline, what should you recommend?

Accepted Answer

Annual low-dose CT screening for 3 consecutive years

Answer

Single baseline chest radiograph

Answer

Annual chest radiograph and sputum cytology

Answer

No screening is recommended in former smokers

Answer

Annual low-dose CT screening indefinitely

Practice question

A 60-year-old man with a 40 pack-year smoking history, who quit 5 years ago, attends your practice. He is asymptomatic. According to the CTFPHC lung cancer screening guideline, what should you recommend?