A 63-year-old man with a 45 pack-year smoking history quit 10 years ago. He is asymptomatic. What is the best next step regarding lung cancer screenin...

Question

A 63-year-old man with a 45 pack-year smoking history quit 10 years ago. He is asymptomatic. What is the best next step regarding lung cancer screening?

Accepted Answer

Annual low-dose CT of the chest

Answer

No screening because he quit smoking

Answer

Annual chest radiography

Answer

Low-dose CT every 2 years

Answer

Sputum cytology annually

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Lung Cancer Screening

A 63-year-old man with a 45 pack-year smoking history quit 10 years ago. He is asymptomatic. What is the best next step regarding lung cancer screening?