Background Low-dose chest CT screening for lung cancer has become a standard of care in
the United States in the past few years, in large part due to the results of the National Lung …

Background Low-dose chest CT screening for lung cancer has become a standard of care in
the United States, in large part because of the results of the National Lung Screening Trial …

Lung cancer remains the overwhelmingly greatest cause of cancer death in the United
States, accounting for more annual deaths than breast, prostate, and colon cancer …

Context Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death. Most patients are diagnosed with
advanced disease, resulting in a very low 5-year survival. Screening may reduce the risk of …

Importance Low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening was shown to reduce lung
cancer–specific mortality in a large randomized trial of a high-risk population. The decision …

Background Lung cancer is by far the major cause of cancer deaths largely because in the
majority of patients it is at an advanced stage at the time it is discovered, when curative …

Background Lung cancer typically exhibits symptoms only after the disease has spread,
making cure unlikely. Because early-stage disease can be successfully treated, a screening …

Screening using low-dose computed tomography (CT) represents an exciting new
development in the struggle to improve outcomes for people with lung cancer. Randomised …

Introduction The aim of this practice guideline was to develop evidence-based
recommendations for screening high-risk populations for lung cancer. Methods The …

Objectives To examine evidence on benefits and harms of screening average to high-risk
adults for lung cancer using chest radiology (CXR), sputum cytology (SC) and low-dose …