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. 2018 Mar 1;178(3):426-428.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.8170.

Comparison of Observed Harms and Expected Mortality Benefit for Persons in the Veterans Health Affairs Lung Cancer Screening Demonstration Project

Tanner J Caverly  1   2   3 , Angela Fagerlin  4   5 , Renda Soylemez Wiener  6   7 , Christopher G Slatore  8   9 , Nichole T Tanner  10   11 , Shira Yun  1   2 , Rodney Hayward  1   2   3
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Comparison of Observed Harms and Expected Mortality Benefit for Persons in the Veterans Health Affairs Lung Cancer Screening Demonstration Project

Tanner J Caverly et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This study examines how a high false-positive rate in lung cancer screening influences the harm-to-benefit ratio for higher- vs lower-risk patients.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.. Observed Rate of Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Predicted Effectiveness With Initial Low-Dose Computed Tomography Screening
A, Observed rate of lung cancer diagnoses (per 1000 persons screened once). B, Screening effectiveness: number needed to screen (NNS) to prevent 1 lung cancer death. Error bars indicate 95% CIs.
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