Early CT scans deliver huge fall in lung cancer deaths, study shows

Experts say screening smokers and ex-smokers would significantly reduce mortality rate from diseaseScreeningsmokers and ex-smokers could dramatically reduce deaths from lung cancer – Britain’s biggest cancer killer – a major new study has found.Low-dose computerised tomography (CT) scans can detect tumours in people ’s lungs early and cut deaths by 16%, according to the UK Lung Cancer Screening Trial (UKLS).Continue reading...
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