Optimal lung cancer screening intervals following a negative low-dose computed tomography result

Monica E Reyes¹, Matthew B Schabath^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cancer Epidemiology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA.
² Department of Thoracic Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA.

Editorial

Monica E Reyes et al. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Sep.

. 2019 Sep;11(Suppl 15):S1916-S1918.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.08.85.

Monica E Reyes¹, Matthew B Schabath^{1

2}

¹ Department of Cancer Epidemiology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA.
² Department of Thoracic Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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