Deadline of April 30: ALA Open Letter in Support of the Updated USPSTF Recommendation for Lung Cance
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
The
US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated its recommendation
for lung cancer screening in March, expanding the current guidelines to
include individuals ages 50 to 80 years who have a 20 pack-year smoking history
and currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years. This recommendation
will nearly double the number of individuals eligible for screening and has the
potential to save significantly more lives than the previous guidelines. As
part of our State
Lung Cancer Screening Coverage Project, the American Lung Association is
working to educate stakeholders about the revised USPSTF recommendation and
share information about updating insurance coverage policies to align with the
new guidelines as soon as possible.
As part of these efforts, ALA would like to invite your organization to join an
open letter in support of the updated USPSTF recommendation for lung cancer
screening. You can review the text of the letter here.
If you would like to sign on, please fill out the form at the same link by Friday, April 30 and
email your logo to Olivia.Davis@lung.org.
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