CT screening criteria cover just 13% of lung cancer diagnoses, study shows

In a single-center study, only 13.2% of lung cancer patients met USPSTF low-dose CT screening criteria. Among those eligible, <10% had actually been screened. Authors call for more inclusive risk models and system-level interventions to improve uptake.

• When never-smokers were excluded, eligibility rose to 42% among current or former smokers.
• Women, Asian or mixed race individuals, and Hispanic patients were less likely to be eligible.
• Only about 60% of patients had sufficient structured smoking data in their electronic medical records.

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