The Long, Slow Road to Lung Cancer Cure

The articles by Toumazis et al¹ and Ganti et al² on lung cancer screening in this issue suggest great progress in the battle against the cancer with the highest number of deaths. The study by Toumazis et al¹ provides optimism because of its finding of the economic practicality of lung cancer screening. However, the study by Ganti et al² generates concern because it provides evidence of the slow and inconsistent implementation of lung cancer screening. We believe that the 2 articles support population health efforts that can make lung cancer screening as mainstream as breast and colorectal cancer screening and would substantially reduce the mortality burden of lung cancer.