Evidence review examines both benefits and harms for lung cancer screening

(UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center) A comprehensive review by University of North Carolina researchers and colleagues of hundreds of publications, incorporating more than two dozen articles on prevention screening for lung cancer with low-dose spiral computed tomography (LDCT), shows there are both benefits and harms from screening. The review is published in JAMA on March 9, 2021.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news