Smokers are suing Philip Morris for yearly spiral chest CT scans. “A group of longtime Marlboro cigarette smokers sued Philip Morris USA on Thursday, asking the tobacco giant to pay for annual high-tech screenings they say would catch lung cancer in its early stages.

Like other tobacco lawsuits, the complaint filed by four plaintiffs in federal court alleges they were victims of deceptive marketing of a deadly product. It seeks class action status for anyone over the age of 50 who has smoked the equivalent of one pack a day for at least 20 years.

The plaintiffs have demanded yearly spiral CT X-ray lung scans at the company’s expense. The suit claims the procedure — which can cost up to $500 and is not normally covered by health insurance — could save thousands of lives by detecting lung cancer before it becomes deadly.”

I do not believe that the evidence shows a mortality benefit for yearly spiral CT scans. Not yet anyways.

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