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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Lung cancer screening is a strategy used to identify early lung cancer in people, before they develop symptoms. Screening refers to the use of medical tests to detect disease in asymptomatic people. Screening studies for lung cancer have only been done in high risk populations, such as smokers and workers with occupational exposure to certain substances. This is because radiation exposure from screening could actually induce carcinogenesis in a small percentage of screened subjects, so this risk should be mitigated by a (relatively) high prevalence of lung cancer in the population being screened. A pulmonary nodule larger than 5 - 6 mm is considered a positive result for screening with x-ray or computed tomography.
About 50% of smokers meet the criteria of 20 pack years[1].
Uptake of lung cancer screening is low[2].
As of 2021, screening for lung cancer is not an implemented quality measure nor reportable[3].
Screening
Practice Guidelines
Current Guidelines
In 2021, a clinical practice guideline by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended screening for lung cancer among smokers and former smokers who are between 50 to 80 years old and who have smoked 20 pack years or more and either continue to smoke or have quit smoking within the past 15 years (grade B recommendation).[4]
MEDICARE requires that screening include counseling for the benefits of screening and smoking cessation[5].
Previous Guidelines
- In 2013, a clinical practice guideline by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended screening for lung cancer among smokers and former smokers who are between 55 to 80 years old and who have smoked 30 pack years or more and either continue to smoke or have quit smoking within the past 15 years (grade B recommendation).[6]
- The USPSTF guideline was based on a modeling study using data from the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) and Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening (PLCO) randomized controlled trials . The modeling study did not include the MILD randomized controlled trial that suggested harm.[7][8][9][10].
- Clinical practice guidelines issued by the American College of Chest Physicians in 2013 recommend:[11] [12][13]
- For smokers and former smokers who are between the age of 55 to 74 years and who have smoked for 30 pack years or more and either continue to smoke or have quit within the past 15 years, it was suggested that annual screening with low dose computed tomography (LDCT) should be offered in settings that can deliver the comprehensive care provided to the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) participants.
- In 2004, a clinical practice guideline by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) gave a grade I recommendation indicating that "the evidence is insufficient to recommend for or against screening asymptomatic persons for lung cancer".[14][15]
- In 2007, a clinical practice guideline by American College of Chest Physicians recommended not to screen for lung cancer.[16]
Interpreting results
Lung-RADS version 1.1 by the American College of Radiology guides interpretation of scans.
The Swenson prediction rule can aid prediction[17].
Studies of Efficacy
- Regular chest radiography and sputum examination programs were not effective in reducing mortality from lung cancer.[18]
- Earlier studies (Mayo Lung Project and Czechoslovakia lung cancer screening study, combining over 17,000 smokers) showed that earlier detection of lung cancer was possible but without any improvement in mortality.
- At present, no professional or specialty organization advocates screening for lung cancer outside of clinical trials.
- A computed tomography (CT) scan can uncover tumors not yet visible on an X-ray.
- CT scanning is now being actively evaluated as a screening tool for lung cancer in high risk patients, and it is showing promising results.
- The USA-based National Cancer Institute is currently completing a randomized trial comparing CT scans with chest radiographs. Several single-institution trials are ongoing around the world.[19]
- The International Early Lung Cancer Action Project is a cohort study of 31,000 high-risk patients that found benefit from screening.[20]
- In this study 85% of the 484 detected lung cancers were stage I and thus highly treatable. Mathematically, these stage I patients would have an expected 10-year survival of 88%. However, there was no randomization of patients (all received CT scans and there was no comparison group receiving only x-rays) and the patients were not actually followed up to 10 years post detection (the median follow up was 40 months).
- A cohort of 3,200 current or former smokers found no benefit. These patients were screened for 4 years and offered 3 or 4 CT scans. Lung cancer diagnoses were 3 times as high, and surgeries were 10 times as high, as predicted by a model, but there were no significant differences between observed and expected numbers of advanced cancers or deaths.[21]
- The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) reported reduction in the diagnosis of advanced-stage cancers.[22]
- The DANTE trial has been inconclusive.[23]
Screening for Lung Cancer U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement 2013 (DO NOT EDIT)[6]
| "1. The USPSTF recommends annual screening for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) in adults aged 55 to 80 years who have a 30 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years. Screening should be discontinued once a person has not smoked for 15 years or develops a health problem that substantially limits life expectancy or the ability or willingness to have curative lung surgery. (Grade B)" |
Cost-effectiveness
The cost per year of life save from smoking cessation[24][25] is less than the costs per year of life saved from screening for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography[26][8].
References
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|pmid=value (help). - ↑ "Lung Cancer: Screening". MRCH 9, 2021. Retrieved Sept 15,2022. Check date values in:
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- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf13/lungcan/lungcanfinalrs.htm". Retrieved 31 December 2013. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ de Koning HJ, Meza R, Plevritis SK, ten Haaf K, Munshi VN, Jeon J; et al. (2014). "Benefits and harms of computed tomography lung cancer screening strategies: a comparative modeling study for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force". Ann Intern Med. 160 (5): 311–20. doi:10.7326/M13-2316. PMC 4116741. PMID 24379002.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Black WC, Gareen IF, Soneji SS, Sicks JD, Keeler EB, Aberle DR; et al. (2014). "Cost-effectiveness of CT screening in the National Lung Screening Trial". N Engl J Med. 371 (19): 1793–802. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1312547. PMC 4335305. PMID 25372087. Review in: Evid Based Med. 2015 Apr;20(2):78
- ↑ Oken MM, Hocking WG, Kvale PA, Andriole GL, Buys SS, Church TR; et al. (2011). "Screening by chest radiograph and lung cancer mortality: the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) randomized trial". JAMA. 306 (17): 1865–73. doi:10.1001/jama.2011.1591. PMID 22031728. Review in: Evid Based Med. 2012 Oct;17(5):149-50 Review in: Ann Intern Med. 2012 Mar 20;156(6):JC3-8
- ↑ Pastorino U, Rossi M, Rosato V, Marchianò A, Sverzellati N, Morosi C; et al. (2012). "Annual or biennial CT screening versus observation in heavy smokers: 5-year results of the MILD trial". Eur J Cancer Prev. 21 (3): 308–15. doi:10.1097/CEJ.0b013e328351e1b6. PMID 22465911.
- ↑ Detterbeck FC, Mazzone PJ, Naidich DP, Bach PB (2013). "Screening for Lung Cancer: Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines". Chest. 143 (5 Suppl): e78S–92S. doi:10.1378/chest.12-2350. PMID 23649455. Summary in JournalWatch
- ↑ Midthun, David E. (2016). "Early detection of lung cancer". F1000Research. 5: 739. doi:10.12688/f1000research.7313.1. ISSN 2046-1402.
- ↑ Midthun, David E. (2011). "Screening for Lung Cancer". Clinics in Chest Medicine. 32 (4): 659–668. doi:10.1016/j.ccm.2011.08.014. ISSN 0272-5231.
- ↑ U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2004). "Lung cancer screening: recommendation statement". Ann. Intern. Med. 140 (9): 738–9. PMID 15126258.
- ↑ Humphrey LL, Teutsch S, Johnson M (2004). "Lung cancer screening with sputum cytologic examination, chest radiography, and computed tomography: an update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force". Ann. Intern. Med. 140 (9): 740–53. PMID 15126259.
- ↑ Alberts WM (2007). "Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer Executive Summary: ACCP Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (2nd Edition)". 132 (3_suppl): 1S–19S. doi:10.1378/chest.07-1860. PMID 17873156.
- ↑ Pulmonary nodule - probability of malignancy using Mayo Clinic model. Avalable at http://openrules.github.io/
- ↑ Manser RL, Irving LB, Stone C, Byrnes G, Abramson M, Campbell D (2004). "Screening for lung cancer". Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online) (1): CD001991. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD001991.pub2. PMID 14973979.
- ↑ Henschke CI, Yip R, Yankelevitz DF, Smith JP, International Early Lung Cancer Action Program Investigators* (2013). "Definition of a positive test result in computed tomography screening for lung cancer: a cohort study". Ann Intern Med. 158 (4): 246–52. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-158-4-201302190-00004. PMID 23420233.
- ↑ Henschke CI, Yankelevitz DF, Libby DM, Pasmantier MW, Smith JP, Miettinen OS (2006). "Survival of patients with stage I lung cancer detected on CT screening". N. Engl. J. Med. 355 (17): 1763–71. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa060476. PMID 17065637.
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- ↑ Aberle DR, DeMello S, Berg CD, Black WC, Brewer B, Church TR; et al. (2013). "Results of the two incidence screenings in the National Lung Screening Trial". N Engl J Med. 369 (10): 920–31. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1208962. PMC 4307922. PMID 24004119.
- ↑ Infante M, Cavuto S, Lutman FR, Passera E, Chiarenza M, Chiesa G; et al. (2015). "Long-Term Follow-up Results of the DANTE Trial, a Randomized Study of Lung Cancer Screening with Spiral Computed Tomography". Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 191 (10): 1166–75. doi:10.1164/rccm.201408-1475OC. PMID 25760561.
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- ↑ Criss SD, Cao P, Bastani M, Ten Haaf K, Chen Y, Sheehan DF; et al. (2019). "Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Lung Cancer Screening in the United States: A Comparative Modeling Study". Ann Intern Med. doi:10.7326/M19-0322. PMID 31683314.