Question

A 58-year-old man with a 40 pack-year smoking history lives on a remote First Nations reserve with limited access to diagnostic imaging. He has stable COPD (GOLD stage 2) and is on a long-acting muscarinic antagonist. He asks about screening for lung cancer. What is the most appropriate response?

Accepted Answer

Explain that CTFPHC recommends annual low-dose CT screening only in specialised programmes and refer him to a regional programme

Answer

Recommend annual chest radiographs at the nursing station

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Recommend annual low-dose CT locally, even if image quality is poor

Answer

Advise that no lung cancer screening is recommended for any smokers in Canada

Answer

Order a sputum cytology every year

Practice question

A 58-year-old man with a 40 pack-year smoking history lives on a remote First Nations reserve with limited access to diagnostic imaging. He has stable COPD (GOLD stage 2) and is on a long-acting muscarinic antagonist. He asks about screening for lung cancer. What is the most appropriate response?