Screening For Lung Cancer Flashcards
To learn about proper screening tests for pulmonary carcinoma
The most important risk factor for lung cancer
Smoking
Overall 5 year survival rate of lunf cancer
20.5%
Recommended population for lung ca screening
50-80 yo
20 pack year smoking
Currently smoking OR
Quit smoking within the past 15 years
Risk for lung ca is ##-fold higher in smokers than in non-smokers
20-fold
Increasing age is also a RF for lung ca. Median age for lung ca is
70 years old
T/F The US Preventive services task force concludes that annual screening for lung ca with low dose CT has moderate net benefit
True
The following are risk factors for lung ca except:
a. Prior radiation therapy
b. Environmental exposures
c. other lung diseases
d. family history
e. high education
E.
Low level of education is a risk factor
The following are not recommended for screening except
a. Sputum cytology
b. Chest xray
c. Biomarker level measurement
d. None of the above
D.
