
Cancer
Most People at Risk for Lung Cancer Never Get Screened: Here’s How to Fix That
U.S. lung cancer screening guidelines miss people who have never smoked, as well as many women and Black people. Expanding outreach and eligibility could help
Simar Bajaj is a student studying the history of science at Harvard University. He has previously written for TIME, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Smithsonian Magazine, and The New England Journal of Medicine. Follow him on Twitter @SimarSBajaj.
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