Just 18% of People Who Need Lung Cancer Screening Get It

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Only a fraction of Americans are getting recommended lung cancer screenings, new research shows.

While rates overall are up slightly, fewer than 1 in 5 people who are eligible for screening are up-to-date with it, according to the American

Screening rates rose with age — from 6.7% for folks in their early 50s to 27.1% among those in their 70s.

 

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