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CT screening for lung cancer
Author(s) -
Ruparel Mamta,
Janes Samuel M
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
trends in urology and men's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2044-3749
pISSN - 2044-3730
DOI - 10.1002/tre.778
Subject(s) - lung cancer , lung cancer screening , pandemic , medicine , lung , covid-19 , cancer , breast cancer , oncology , intensive care medicine , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Early detection of lung cancer significantly improves survival. Indeed, screening for lung cancer has similar mortality benefits to those of breast and bowel cancer screening. Prior to the COVID‐19 pandemic, national lung screening was being considered in the UK. Here the authors discuss how lung cancer screening could be optimised and argue that it could radically transform outcomes, signalling the need for implementation after the COVID‐19 pandemic abates.