Screening for lung cancer: The guidelines Journal Article
| Authors: | Bach, P. B.; Niewoehner, D. E.; Black, W. C. |
| Article Title: | Screening for lung cancer: The guidelines |
| Abstract: | Although virtually all individuals with advanced lung cancer succumb to the disease, a substantial portion of individuals diagnosed at an earlier stage can be cured. This dichotomy has provoked interest in lung cancer screening. To date, randomized controlled trials of chest x-ray and sputum cytology have failed to demonstrate that screening with either modality decreases lung cancer mortality; neither of these technologies can be recommended. Early studies of lung cancer screening with low-dose CT (LDCT) appear promising; however, only data from observational studies are available. We recommend that individuals should only be screened with LDCT in the context of well-designed clinical trials. |
| Keywords: | cancer surgery; clinical trial; review; cancer risk; cancer diagnosis; diagnostic accuracy; clinical practice; evidence-based medicine; diagnostic procedure; computer assisted tomography; lung neoplasms; cancer screening; lung cancer; mass screening; tomography, x-ray computed; practice guideline; cancer mortality; radiography, thoracic; diagnostic value; randomized controlled trials; early diagnosis; thorax radiography; sputum cytodiagnosis; sputum; humans; human; male; female; priority journal; mass chest x-ray |
| Journal Title: | Chest |
| Volume: | 123 |
| Issue: | 1 Suppl. |
| ISSN: | 0012-3692 |
| Publisher: | American College of Chest Physicians |
| Date Published: | 2003-01-01 |
| Start Page: | 83S |
| End Page: | 88S |
| Language: | English |
| PUBMED: | 12527567 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| DOI: | 10.1378/chest.123.1_suppl.83S |
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| Notes: | Export Date: 25 September 2014 -- Source: Scopus |
