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Screening for lung cancer must wait for better evidence
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BMJ
2007;334:558.2
- Clinical diagnostic tests
- Diagnostics
- Epidemiologic studies
- Epidemiology
- General surgery
- Health education
- Health promotion
- Lung cancer (oncology)
- Lung cancer (respiratory medicine)
- Oncology
- Public health
- Radiology
- Radiology (diagnostics)
- Respiratory medicine
- Screening (epidemiology)
- Screening (oncology)
- Screening (public health)
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Screening for lung cancers with computed tomography (CT) remains an experimental and unproved intervention that may do more harm than good, says an editorial. There's no consistent evidence that screening saves lives, even when offered only to heavy smokers. But it does increase the chance of …
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