Three notes:
1. Those aged 50 to 80 with a history of smoking should undergo yearly, low-dose CT scans for lung cancer screening — a reduction from the previous recommendation which suggested screening start at 55.
2. Screening should start for those with a 20-year smoking history instead of a 30 pack-year history. One pack-year is equivalent to smoking about one pack per day for a year.
3. Expanding eligibility aims to address the disproportionate rate at which lung cancer affects women and Black people, who are at higher risk for the disease despite data showing both groups smoke fewer cigarettes than white men, the task force said.
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