USPSTF’s Michael Barry: Recommendation on lung cancer screening aims to reduce mortality

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By making lung cancer screening available to a larger population, the new guideline from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force could save an additional 120 lives per 100,000 Americans, said Michael J. Barry, a member of the Task Force, and a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.

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