Black veterans had 34 percent lower odds of screening completion versus White veterans
Expanding lung cancer screening criteria is step toward greater equity for high-risk populations
Compared with 2013 USPSTF criteria, more patients eligible for lung cancer screening with less racial disparity in access
But majority of U.S. Black women diagnosed with lung cancer still would have been ineligible for screening under 2021 USPSTF guideline
Newly eligible population includes individuals aged 50 to 54 years, more women, more racial and ethnic-minority groups
Blacks more likely to present at advanced stage, less likely to receive surgery, have higher mortality at higher residential segregation levels
Findings seen despite the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force revised eligibility criteria
Mutation frequencies of <em>EGFR</em> and <em>KRAS</em> were 30 and 10 percent, respectively, and 23 and 13 percent, respectively, for Mexican and Colombian patients