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Review
. 2008 Aug 19;99(4):557-62.
doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604509. Epub 2008 Jul 29.

Lung cancer screening: the way forward

J K Field  1 , S W Duffy
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Review

Lung cancer screening: the way forward

J K Field et al. Br J Cancer. .

Abstract

To take lung cancer screening into national programmes, we first have to answer the question whether low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening and treatment of early lesions will decrease lung cancer mortality compared with a control group, to accurately estimate the balance of benefits and harms, and to determine the cost-effectiveness of the intervention.

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