title: [Early diagnosis of lung cancer].
abstract: Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death in mankind, with five-year survival rate remains 10%. Previous screening trials using chest radiography and cytological examination of sputum failed to reach the goal of a diagnostic screening test,a decrease in lung cancer mortality. With the development of new kinds of technology, there has been a resurgent interest in screening for lung cancer. We reviewed recent diagnosis of early detection of lung cancer including low-dose CT, Thin-Prep cytology, laser- induced fluorescence endoscope and molecular pathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Cancer Hospital and Institute, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100021, PR China.
authors.forename: Xue-Zhong
authors.initials: XZ
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.forename: Yan-Ning
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: De-Chao
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D003584:Cytological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D008400:Mass Chest X-Ray; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods; D015996:Survival Rate; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods