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. 2015 Aug 28;7(8):189-93.
doi: 10.4329/wjr.v7.i8.189.

Lung cancer screening: Computed tomography or chest radiographs?

Edwin Jr van Beek  1 , Saeed Mirsadraee  1 , John T Murchison  1
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Lung cancer screening: Computed tomography or chest radiographs?

Edwin Jr van Beek et al. World J Radiol. .

Abstract

Worldwide, lung cancer is the leading cause of mortality due to malignancy. The vast majority of cases of lung cancer are smoking related and the most effective way of reducing lung cancer incidence and mortality is by smoking cessation. In the Western world, smoking cessation policies have met with limited success. The other major means of reducing lung cancer deaths is to diagnose cases at an earlier more treatable stage employing screening programmes using chest radiographs or low dose computed tomography. In many countries smoking is still on the increase, and the sheer scale of the problem limits the affordability of such screening programmes. This short review article will evaluate the current evidence and potential areas of research which may benefit policy making across the world.

Keywords: Chest radiograph; Computed tomography; Health economics; Lung cancer; Screening.

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