An alarming clinical study published in JAMA Network Open has exposed massive blind spots in current federal screening criteria. Investigators revealed that an astounding 65% of patients actively treated for lung cancer would have never qualified for preventive screening under existing U.S. Preventive Services Task Force rules. With early-stage tumors successfully detected even in individuals who have never smoked, medical pioneers are advocating for a swift shift toward universal, age-based low-dose CT scans to radically enhance early cancer detection and save thousands of lives annually.
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