Open AccessScreening for Lung Cancer With Low‐Dose Computed Tomography
Author(s) -
Miller Anthony B.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1634/theoncologist.2013-0159
Subject(s) - medicine , national lung screening trial , lung cancer screening , lung cancer , computed tomography , radiology , cancer , lung , oncology
There is great enthusiasm for lung cancer screening using low‐dose computed tomography following the publication of the results of the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST). However, the early benefit reported in NLST has not been seen in three small European trials that have reported lung cancer mortality. In addition, there are a number of potential harms from LDCT screening, some of which will be reviewed.