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Low dose CT screening for lung cancer.
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Effective 1/1/2015, New York State Medicaid will cover Low Dose CT for lung cancer screening, following United States Preventive Services Task Force guidelines (http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspslung.htm). The target population includes asymptomatic adults aged 55-80 who have a 30pack-year smoking history, and currently smoke or have quit smoking within the past 15 years. ...
متن کاملScreening for lung cancer using low dose CT scanning.
BACKGROUND Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer related death in Ireland. The majority of lung cancers are inoperable at the time of diagnosis and consequently the overall 5 year survival is less than 10%. The objective of the ProActive Lung Cancer Detection (PALCAD) study was to evaluate whether low dose chest computed tomographic scanning (LDCCT) can detect early stage asymptomatic ...
متن کاملLUNG CANCER Screening for lung cancer using low dose CT scanning
Background: Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer related death in Ireland. The majority of lung cancers are inoperable at the time of diagnosis and consequently the overall 5 year survival is less than 10%. The objective of the ProActive Lung Cancer Detection (PALCAD) study was to evaluate whether low dose chest computed tomographic scanning (LDCCT) can detect early stage asymptomatic...
متن کاملScreening for lung cancer with low-dose CT scans.
Lung cancer represents the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the world. In the past, many attempts were made to detect the disease at an early stage and subsequently reduce its mortality. Chest X-ray was abandoned for this purpose. For several years low-dose computed tomography has been introduced as a potential tool for early screening in a high-risk population. As demonstrated in s...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: South African Journal of Radiology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 2078-6778,1027-202X
DOI: 10.4102/sajr.v6i4.1657