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    Study incorporates genetics with smoking history to identify high-risk smokers for lung cancer screening

    March 9, 2021
    https://news.vumc.org/2021/03/09/study-incorporates-genetics-with-smoking-history-to-identify-high-risk-smokers-for-lung-cancer-screening
    A study by Vanderbilt researchers that analyzed both smoking history and genetic risk variants for lung cancer supports modifying current guidelines to include additional smokers for lung cancer screening.
    Shu, Xiao Ou, Zheng, Wei, Jia, Guochong, Wen, Wanqing, Massion, Pierre, Genome-wide Association Studies - GWAS, Lung Cancer, Cancer Epidemiology, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology
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