title: Radiologic screening for lung cancer.
abstract: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death. A number of screening trials have been carried out over the past two decades and have failed to demonstrate a reduction of lung cancer-related mortality. Recent advances in new forms of technology--spiral low-dose CT--have resuscitated interest in screening programs. Preliminary results are promising but the outstanding question is whether the magnitude of improvement is sufficient to affect a measurable reduction in lung cancer mortality?
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Clínica Universitaria, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. bastarrika@unav.es
authors.forename: Gorka
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bastarrika
authors.forename: Jesús C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Pueyo
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Mulshine
mesh_terms: D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed