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JAMA Commentary Penned by Drs. Cherie Erkmen and Jonathan Nitz Featured in Physician’s Weekly Article on Recommendations for Lung Cancer Screening

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Cherie P. Erkmen, MD, Professor of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery and Professor in the Center for Asian Health at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and Director of the Thoracic Surgery Residency Program and the Lung Cancer Screening Program at Temple University Hospital, and Jonathan Nitz, MD, Fellow at Fox Chase Cancer Center, penned a JAMA commentary about the 2021 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations for lung cancer screening. Their commentary was featured in a Physician’s Weekly article about the subject.