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- Study on Lung Cancer Screening Recommendations (Northwestern Medicine) - This study revealed that current lung cancer screening guidelines exclude a significant number of people who could benefit from earlier detection, suggesting that broadening the eligibility criteria could prevent thousands of deaths annually.
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