Elicitation of public preferences for lung cancer screening using three screening modalities

Population screening for lung cancer using CT.

We read with interest the paper by Black and colleagues which outlines the current status of CT screening, and value the authors’ cautious interpretation of the relatively few well conducted studies regarding this controversial topic. However, when using reduction in lung cancer mortality as proof of screening efficacy with CT due to early intervention, one has to be careful in interpreting the...

[Screening for lung cancer].

The authors give an overview about the novel results and shifting paradigm of lung cancer screening. They also summarize the results of previous and most recent clinical trials, which re-directed the international interest on lung cancer screening.

Screening for lung cancer.

Screening for lung cancer.

Lung cancer is the most common type of cancer and cause of cancer-related death. The majority of lung cancers do not present in the early stage of disease; therefore, screening may be warranted. Detection methods include sputum examinations, chest radiography, and CT scanning of the chest. Nurses are often involved in the care of patients with lung cancer, so they must know which screening meth...

Screening for Lung Cancer

3.4.1. For smokers and former smokers who are age 55 to 74 and who have smoked for Background: Lung cancer is by far the major cause of cancer deaths largely because in the majority of patients it is at an advanced stage at the time it is discovered, when curative treatment is no longer feasible. This article examines the data regarding the ability of screening to decrease the number of lung ca...