Risk Prediction Model Versus United States Preventive Services Task Force Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility Criteria: Reducing Race Disparities

IntroductionDisparities exist in lung cancer outcomes between African American and white people. The current United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) lung cancer screening eligibility criteria, which is based solely on age and smoking history, may exacerbate racial disparities. We evaluated whether the PLCOm2012 risk prediction model more effectively selects African American ever-smokers for screening.MethodsLung cancer cases...