National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) research report authors support their previous finding that there is 20% reduction in lung cancer mortality in high-risk current and former smokers screened annually for three years with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) as compared to chest x-rays.
The study was published in the iJournal of Thoracic Oncology/i after an extended analysis of the patient cohort that was followed up on after the 2011 study.
Early detection and treatment through screening ...
National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) research report authors support their previous finding that there is 20% reduction in lung cancer mortality in high-risk current and former smokers screened annually for three years with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) as compared to chest x-rays.
The study was published in the iJournal of Thoracic Oncology/i after an extended analysis of the patient cohort that was followed up on after the 2011 study.
Early detection and treatment through screening ...