STS Applauds US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation for Lung Cancer Screening - President Doug Wood, MD available for interviews

Newswise — Douglas E. Wood, MD, is president of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Dr. Wood participated in a May 21 Congressional briefing on lung cancer screening hosted by the Lung Cancer Alliance, during which he spoke about his experience as chair of the Lung Cancer Screening Panel of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). He noted that the NCCN has had lung cancer screening guidelines for 3 years and urged the USPSTF to follow suit.