Pairing smoking cessation with lung cancer screening may save lives

A new study has found that offering smoking cessation interventions to current smokers simultaneously with lung cancer screenings provides more years of lifesaving benefit than screening alone at very little added expense. The study appeared in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI; published online January 23, 2021. doi:10.1093/jnci/djab002). The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and guidelines from national health...