“THIS STUDY makes a strong case that our country needs an effective public service campaign about encouraging lung cancer screening,” said ASCO President Bruce E. Johnson, MD, FASCO, during a press briefing before the 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting. “Public service campaigns from the 1990s encouraged women to get mammograms, saving many lives in subsequent years. We need something similar to encourage current and former heavy smokers to get screened for lung cancer. We hope this [study] will be a call to action.” ■

DISCLOSURE: Dr. Johnson has received research funding from Novartis and Toshiba and has patents and other intellectual property with royalties from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.