Population screening for lung cancer.
The feasibility of diagnosing small stage 1 lung cancers using low-dose chest computed tomography in asymptomatic at-risk individuals has been demonstrated in multiple studies. However, it has yet to be proved that the introduction of a chest computed tomography screening programme would do more good than harm at an acceptable cost.
St Bartholomew's Hospital, London.
Peter
P
Armstrong
Janet E
JE
Husband
John A
JA
Holemans
D000465:Algorithms; D015982:Bias; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000175:diagnosis; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods