low-dose computed tomography screening

February 13, 2015February 13, 2015

Medicare To Cover Lung Cancer Screening Test

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Medicare has decided that it will cover low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) tests for lung cancer screening, giving seniors at high-risk for lung cancer access to care. According to numerous lung cancer experts and advocacy ... Read more

October 15, 2014October 15, 2014

Lung Cancer Detection Improved by Interval Low-Dose CT Scan

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Many research efforts to address lung cancer strongly recommend getting screened and diagnosed as early as possible, as this form of cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in ... Read more

September 25, 2014September 26, 2014

More Expensive to Treat Advanced Stage Lung Cancer than Early Screening Detection

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The average cost of early detection of lung cancer through screening high-risk patients for the disease using low-dose computed tomography (LDCT), in addition to the average cost of curative intent treatment, such as surgery, is ... Read more

September 8, 2014September 8, 2014

USPSTF Reveals That Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening is Cost Effective

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The use of United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) lung cancer screening recommendations in high-risk Medicare beneficiaries is cost effective, as demonstrated by an actuarial cost-benefit analysis conducted by Milliman, ... Read more