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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

Shu, Xiao Ou
Zheng, Wei
Jia, Guochong
Wen, Wanqing
Massion, Pierre
Genome-wide Association Studies - GWAS
Lung Cancer
Cancer Epidemiology
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology

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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