title: The National Lung Cancer Screening Trial: the ripple effect begins?
abstract: Preliminary results of the National Lung Screening Trial were recently announced. The significant implications of this trial for thoracic surgical practice are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
authors.forename: Bryan A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Whitson
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: D'Cunha
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000379:methods*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States