The National Cancer Institute study of lung cancer screening of high-risk pts (age 55-74 years with 30+ pack-year smoking history) with low-dose helical CT scan reduced lung cancer mortality by 20%, but had only a small effect on overall mortality.
For a more detailed discussion, see Horn L, Lovly CM, Johnson DH: Neoplasms of the Lung, Chap. 107, p. 506, in HPIM-19. |
Section 6. Hematology and Oncology