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Review
. 2020 Jul;68(7):660-664.
doi: 10.1007/s11748-020-01392-5. Epub 2020 May 23.

Computed tomography screening for lung cancer

Monisha Sudarshan  1 , Sudish Murthy  2
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Review

Computed tomography screening for lung cancer

Monisha Sudarshan et al. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

Cigarette smoking is the attributable cause for 90% of lung cancers. To complement preventative strategies, the advent of lung cancer screening programs targeted at prior and active smokers has been explored to reduce the mortality and morbidity of this lethal malignancy. In this article, we discuss the results of major computed tomography-based lung cancer screening trials, cost-effectiveness of screening, guidelines from major societies and future directions of the field.

Keywords: CT scan; Lung cancer prevention; Lung cancer screening; Lung nodules; NLST; Nelson.

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