welcomes you to the new, improved website!Individuals at high risk for lung cancer were randomized to low dose CT screening (years 0, 1, 3, and 5.5) or observation. At 10 years the cumulative rate ratio for lung cancer death was 0.76 in the screened population of men (p=0.01) and 0.67 in the screened population of women, demonstrating a strong benefit for screening.
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Reduced Lung-Cancer Mortality with Volume CT Screening in a Randomized Trial
Submitted by: Mark Ferguson
Source: New England Journal of Medicine
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Author(s): Harry J. de Koning, Carlijn M. van der Aalst, Pim A. de Jong, Ernst T. Scholten, Kristiaan Nackaerts, Marjolein A. Heuvelmans, Jan-Willem J. Lammers, Carla Weenink, Uraujh Yousaf-Khan, Nanda Horeweg, Susan van ’t Westeinde, Mathias Prokop, Willem P. Mali, Firdaus A.A. Mohamed Hoesein, Peter M.A. van Ooijen, Joachim G.J.V. Aerts, Michael A. den Bakker, Erik Thunnissen, Johny Verschakelen, Rozemarijn Vliegenthart, Joan E. Walter, Kevin ten Haaf, Harry J.M. Groen, and Matthijs Oudkerk
