Open AccessYield of Low-Dose Computerized Tomography Screening for Lung Cancer in High-Risk Workers: The Case of 7189 US Nuclear Weapons Workers
Author(s) -
Steven Markowitz,
Amy Manowitz,
Jeffery A. Miller,
James Frederick,
Amaka C. Onyekelu-Eze,
Shan Widman,
Lewis Pepper,
Albert Miller
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2018.304518
Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer screening , lung cancer , public health , cancer screening , cancer , environmental health , pathology
To determine the lung cancer screening yield and stages in a union-sponsored low-dose computerized tomography scan program for nuclear weapons workers with diverse ages, smoking histories, and occupations.