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USPSTF Guideline Revision Could Reduce Racial Disparity in Lung Cancer Screening Access

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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, Fox Chase Cancer Center, wrote a JAMA commentary about the 2021 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations for lung cancer screening. It was featured in HemOnc Today.