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Screening trial for lung cancer planned for UK

BMJ 2000; 320 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.320.7230.270/a (Published 29 January 2000) Cite this as: BMJ 2000;320:270
  1. Roger Dobson
  1. Abergavenny

    Leading specialists meet on Monday to draw up plans for a UK screening trial for lung cancer in smokers and former smokers. The multicentre trial would probably involve using annual, low radiation dose computed tomography of several thousand volunteers, with the aim of detecting …

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