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Lung cancer CT screening is cost-effective but implementation matters
Commentary on: Black WC, Gareen IF, Soneji SS, et al.; National Lung Screening Trial Research Team. Cost-effectiveness of CT screening in the National Lung Screening Trial. N Engl J Med 2014;37:1793–802. Context The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) revealed a 20% reduction in lung cancer mortality from three annual low-dose CT screening scans compared with chest radiographs in high-risk individuals.1 Since up to 10 million individuals in the USA may qualify for annual CT screening, policymakers have legitimately questioned whether the benefits of lung cancer screening justify the potential high costs of large-sca...
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - March 17, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Goulart, B. Tags: Smoking and tobacco, Health policy, Epidemiologic studies, Stroke, Screening (oncology), Radiology, Clinical diagnostic tests, Radiology (diagnostics), Screening (epidemiology), Health economics, Health service research, Health education, Screening (publi Source Type: research

Lung cancer screening with low-dose CT: benefits and potential risks
Commentary on: Bach PB, Mirkin JN, Oliver TK, et al.. Benefits and harms of CT screening for lung cancer: a systematic review. JAMA 2012;307:2418–29. Context Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide.1 The majority of patients present with advanced disease and the current 5-year survival is only 15%.2 Previous research showed no mortality benefit to screening with chest radiography and sputum cytology. The recent results of the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) are the first to show a significant reduction in lung cancer mortality with the use of low-dose CT (LDCT) in high risk individuals. The po...
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - May 15, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tanner, N. T., Silvestri, G. A. Tags: Smoking and tobacco, Clinical trials (epidemiology), Epidemiologic studies, Stroke, Screening (oncology), Radiology, Clinical diagnostic tests, Radiology (diagnostics), Screening (epidemiology), Guidelines, Health education, Screening (public health), Smo Source Type: research