PMID: 11901919Mar 21, 2002Paper

Computed tomography screening for lung cancer

Clinics in Chest Medicine
C I HenschkeJames P Smith

Abstract

The development of CT technology reopened the lung cancer screening debate. Computed tomography screening for lung cancer certainly meets all the criteria required for an appropriate screening test. First and perhaps most importantly, the disease for which the screening is being performed should have a significant prevalence in the population being studied and be a significant health risk for those afflicted with it. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women, and one of the most lethal of all cancers.

Citations

Jun 14, 2003·Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine·Glen A Lillington
Jun 14, 2003·Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine·Thomas L Petty

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