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Doctors and advocates back bill requiring lung cancer screening notices at tobacco retailers
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Clinicians, researchers and patient advocates urged the Joint Committee on Public Health to approve S 1554, which would require notices about low-dose CT lung screening and the state quit line at tobacco points of sale, arguing screening is underused and early detection saves lives.
Clinicians, researchers and patient advocates urged the Joint Committee on Public Health to approve Senate Bill 15-54, a measure that would require tobacco retailers to post information at point-of-sale about lung cancer screening and the state quit line.
"Only 24 percent of eligible residents in Mass are screened for lung cancer every year," lung surgeon Dr. Jeff Yang told the committee. "Adding a notice about lung cancer screening is a low-cost addition that would…
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