A 71-year-old man with 28 pack-years quit smoking 18 years ago and has no respiratory symptoms. What is the appropriate lung cancer screening recommen...

Question

A 71-year-old man with 28 pack-years quit smoking 18 years ago and has no respiratory symptoms. What is the appropriate lung cancer screening recommendation?

Accepted Answer

No screening recommended

Answer

Annual LDCT screening

Answer

One-time LDCT then stop

Answer

Annual chest X-ray

Answer

Screen only if cough develops

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Lung Cancer Screening

A 71-year-old man with 28 pack-years quit smoking 18 years ago and has no respiratory symptoms. What is the appropriate lung cancer screening recommendation?