title: The National Cancer Institute Cooperative Early Lung Cancer Detection Program. Results of the initial screen (prevalence). Early lung cancer detection: Introduction.
abstract: This introduction provides a description of 3 cooperating studies on Screening for Early Lung Cancer conducted under the auspices of the National Cancer Institute. The next 3 reports detail the unique aspects and results of the individual screening studies. The final presentation summarizes the initial ("prevalence") screening for all 3 centers (approximately 30,000 men), and gives our conclusions.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012907:Smoking; D013183:Sputum / Q000166:cytology; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental