Lung Cancer Screening (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version
Lung cancer screening with low-dose spiral CT scans has been shown to decrease the risk of dying from lung cancer in heavy smokers. Screening with chest x-ray or sputum cytology does not reduce lung cancer mortality. Get detailed information about lung cancer screening in this clinician summary.
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- SourceUrl: https://www.cancer.gov/node/2301/syndication
- Syndication ID: 1419
- Language: English
- Source: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Date Syndication Captured: Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 09:00 AM
- Date Syndication Updated: Monday, August 05, 2019 at 07:41 PM
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lung
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disease screening
Lung cancer
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