A new study published in the journal Cancer reveals that around 12,000 deaths caused by lung cancer could be avoided every year in the United States by screening for the disease with the help of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT).
Despite substantial decreases in smoking prevalence, there are still 43 million Americans who are current smokers. If these smokers continue to smoke, half of them will die of smoking-related diseases including lung cancer; however, detecting lung cancer at an early stage can help prevent deaths....
A new study published in the journal Cancer reveals that around 12,000 deaths caused by lung cancer could be avoided every year in the United States by screening for the disease with the help of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT).
Despite substantial decreases in smoking prevalence, there are still 43 million Americans who are current smokers. If these smokers continue to smoke, half of them will die of smoking-related diseases including lung cancer; however, detecting lung cancer at an early stage can help prevent deaths....